God’s Word Translation
1 Thessalonians 5:23
23May the God who gives peace make you holy in every way. May he keep your whole being—spirit, soul, and body—blameless when our Lord Jesus Christ comes.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- New International Version (NIV)May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:23
21Instead, test everything. Hold on to what is good. 22Keep away from every kind of evil. May the God who gives peace make you holy in every way. May he keep your whole being—spirit, soul, and body—blameless when our Lord Jesus Christ comes. 24The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this. 25Brothers and sisters, pray for us.
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 51 Thessalonians 5:23 word by word
αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἁγιάσαι ὑμᾶς ὁλοτελεῖς, καὶ ὁλόκληρον ὑμῶν τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ καὶ τὸ σῶμα ἀμέμπτως ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τηρηθείη.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- the veryαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- of peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
- sanctifyἁγιάζωhagiazō · to sanctifyG37
- youσύsu · youG4771
- whollyὁλοτελήςholotelēs · whollyG3651
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- wholeὁλόκληροςholoklēros · wholeG3648
- spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
- bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
- be preservedτηρέωtēreō · to keep: protectG5083
- blamelessἀμέμπτωςamemptōs · blamelesslyG274
- untoἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the comingπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952
- of ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:23
- Romans 15:5May God, who gives you this endurance and encouragement, allow you to live in harmony with each other by following the example of Christ Jesus.
- Romans 16:20The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. May the good will of our Lord Jesus be with you!
- 1 Corinthians 14:33God is not a God of disorder but a God of peace. As in all the churches of God’s holy people,
- 2 Corinthians 5:19In other words, God was using Christ to restore his relationship with humanity. He didn’t hold people’s faults against them, and he has given us this message of restored relationships to tell others.
- Philippians 4:9Practice what you’ve learned and received from me, what you heard and saw me do. Then the God who gives this peace will be with you.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16May the Lord of peace give you his peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- Hebrews 13:20The God of peace brought the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, back to life through the blood of an eternal promise.
- 1 Peter 5:10God, who shows you his kindness and who has called you through Christ Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, strengthen you, make you strong, and support you as you suffer for a little while.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13Then he will strengthen you to be holy. Then you will be blameless in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all God’s holy people.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3It is God’s will that you keep away from sexual sin as a mark of your devotion to him.
- Leviticus 20:8Obey my laws, and live by them. I am the Lord who sets you apart as holy.
- Ezekiel 37:28Then the nations will know that I, the Lord, have set Israel apart as holy, because my holy place will be among them permanently.’ ”
- John 17:19I’m dedicating myself to this holy work I’m doing for them so that they, too, will use the truth to be holy.
- Acts 20:32“I am now entrusting you to God and to his message that tells how kind he is. That message can help you grow and can give you the inheritance that is shared by all of God’s holy people.
- Acts 26:18You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan’s control to God’s. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God’s people who are made holy by believing in me.’
- 1 Corinthians 1:2To God’s church that was made holy by Christ Jesus and called to be God’s holy people in the city of Corinth and to people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23And the very God of peace - That same God who is the author of peace, the giver of peace; and who has sent, for the redemption of the world, the Prince of peace; may that very God sanctify you wholly; leave no more evil in your hearts than his precepts tolerate evil in your conduct. The word wholly, ̔ means precisely the same as our phrase, to all intents and purposes. May he sanctify you to the end and to the uttermost, that, as sin hath reigned unto…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23And the very God of peace - The God who gives peace or happiness; compare notes, Romans 1:7. Sanctify you - See the notes at John 17:17. Wholly - ̔͂ holoteleisIn every part; completely. It is always proper to pray that God would make his people entirely holy. A prayer for perfect sanctification, however, should not be adduced as a proof that it is in fact attained in the present life. Your whole spirit and soul and body - There is an allusion here…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 The apostle prays that they might be sanctified more perfectly, for the best are sanctified but in part while in this world; therefore we should pray for, and press toward, complete holiness. And as we must fall, if God did not carry on his good work in the soul, we should pray to God to perfect his work, till we are presented faultless before the throne of his glory. We should pray for one another; and brethren should thus express brotherly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23God helps Christians become holy (3:11–13). His work to sanctify extends to the spirit, soul, and body, which means all parts of human life (see also Matthew 10:28; Mark 12:30; 1 Corinthians 7:34).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. the very God--rather as the Greek, "the God of peace Himself"; who can do for you by His own power what I cannot do by all my monitions, nor you by all your efforts (Ro 16:20; He 13:20), namely, keep you from all evil, and give you all that is good. sanctify you--for holiness is the necessary condition of "peace" (Php 4:6-9). wholly--Greek, "(so that you should be) perfect in every respect" [Tittmann]. and--that is, "and so (omit 'I pray God'; not in…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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