New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

12But we askG2065 you, brothersG80 and sisters, to 1recognizeG3609 thoseG3588 2who diligentlyG2872 laborG2872 amongG1722 you and 3 4areG4291 inG4291 leadershipG4291 overG4291 you in the LordG2962, and giveG3560 you 5instructionG3560, 13and that you regardG2233 them veryG5239 highlyG5239 in loveG26 becauseG1223 of their workG2041. 6LiveG1514 inG1514 peaceG1514 with oneG1438 anotherG1438. 14We urgeG3870 you, brothersG80 and sisters, admonishG3560 7the 8unrulyG813, encourageG3888 9the faintheartedG3642, helpG472 10the weakG772, beG3114 11patientG3114 with everyoneG3956. 15SeeG3708 that 12noG3361 oneG5100 repaysG591 anotherG5100 with evilG2556 for evilG2556, but alwaysG3842 13seekG1377 whatG18 isG18 goodG18 for oneG240 anotherG240 and for allG3956 peopleG3956. 16 14RejoiceG5463 alwaysG3842, 17 15prayG4336 withoutG89 ceasingG89, 18in everythingG3956 16giveG2168 thanksG2168; for thisG3778 is the willG2307 of GodG2316 for you in ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 19 17Do not quenchG4570 the SpiritG4151, 20do not utterlyG1848 rejectG1848 18 19propheciesG4394, 21but 20examineG1381 everythingG3956; 21holdG2722 firmlyG2722 toG2722 that whichG3588 is goodG2570, 22abstainG568 from everyG3956 22formG1491 of evilG4190.

23NowG1161 23may the GodG2316 of peaceG1515 24HimselfG846 sanctifyG37 you entirelyG3651; and may your 25spiritG4151 and soulG5590 and bodyG4983 be keptG5083 completeG3648, 26withoutG274 blameG274 at 27the comingG3952 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 24 28FaithfulG4103 is He who 29callsG2564 you, and He alsoG2532 will doG4160 it.

25BrothersG80 and sisters, 30prayG4336 for us31.

26 32GreetG782 allG3956 the brothersG80 and sisters with a holyG40 kissG5370. 27I putG1775 you underG1775 oathG1775 byG1775 the LordG2962 to 33have thisG3588 letterG1992 readG314 to allG3956 the 34brothersG80 and sisters.

28 35May the graceG5485 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 be with you.

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1. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 1 Cor 16:18; 1 Tim 5:17 ↩
2. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 Rom 16:6, 12; 1 Cor 15:10; 16:16 ↩
3. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 Or care for you ↩
4. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 Heb 13:17 ↩
5. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 Or admonition ↩
6. 1 Thessalonians 5:13 Mark 9:50 ↩
7. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 2 Thess 3:6, 7, 11 ↩
8. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Or undisciplined ↩
9. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Is 35:4 ↩
10. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Rom 14:1f; 1 Cor 8:7ff; Rom 15:1 ↩
11. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 1 Cor 13:4 ↩
12. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Matt 5:44; Rom 12:17; 1 Pet 3:9 ↩
13. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Rom 12:9; Gal 6:10; 1 Thess 5:21 ↩
14. 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Phil 4:4 ↩
15. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Eph 6:18 ↩
16. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Eph 5:20 ↩
17. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Eph 4:30 ↩
18. 1 Thessalonians 5:20 Or prophetic gifts ↩
19. 1 Thessalonians 5:20 Acts 13:1; 1 Cor 14:31 ↩
20. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 1 Cor 14:29; 1 John 4:1 ↩
21. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Rom 12:9; Gal 6:10; 1 Thess 5:15 ↩
22. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Or appearance ↩
23. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Rom 15:33 ↩
24. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 1 Thess 3:11 ↩
25. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Luke 1:46f; Heb 4:12 ↩
26. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 James 1:4; 2 Pet 3:14 ↩
27. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
28. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 1 Cor 1:9; 2 Thess 3:3 ↩
29. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 1 Thess 2:12 ↩
30. 1 Thessalonians 5:25 Eph 6:19; 2 Thess 3:1; Heb 13:18 ↩
31. 1 Thessalonians 5:25 Two early mss add also ↩
32. 1 Thessalonians 5:26 Rom 16:16 ↩
33. 1 Thessalonians 5:27 Col 4:16 ↩
34. 1 Thessalonians 5:27 Acts 1:15 ↩
35. 1 Thessalonians 5:28 Rom 16:20; 2 Thess 3:18 ↩

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