New English Translation
1 Thessalonians 5:23
23Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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
21But examine all things; hold fast to what is good. 22Stay away from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this. 25Brothers and sisters, pray for us too.
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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 15:5Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
- Romans 16:20The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
- 1 Corinthians 14:33for God is not characterized by disorder but by peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
- 2 Corinthians 5:19In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us the message of reconciliation.
- Philippians 4:9And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.
- Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 1 Peter 5:10And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality,
- Leviticus 20:8You must be sure to obey my statutes. I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
- Ezekiel 37:28Then, when my sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel.’”
- John 17:19And I set myself apart on their behalf, so that they too may be truly set apart.
- Acts 20:32And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace. This message is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
- 1 Corinthians 1:2to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
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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