New King James Version
1 Thessalonians 5:24
24He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
- New International Version (NIV)The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
- New Living Translation (NLT)God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:24
22Abstain from every form of evil. 23Now 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. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. 25Brethren, pray for us. 26Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.
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Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:24
- Deuteronomy 7:9“Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;
- Psalms 36:5Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
- Psalms 40:10I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth From the great assembly.
- Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.
- Psalms 89:2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”
- Psalms 92:2To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night,
- Psalms 100:5For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
- Psalms 138:2I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
- Psalms 146:6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,
- Isaiah 25:1O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
- Lamentations 3:23They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
- Micah 7:20You will give truth to Jacob And mercy to Abraham, Which You have sworn to our fathers From days of old.
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- John 3:33He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true.
- 1 Corinthians 1:9God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Faithful is he that calleth you - In a great variety of places in his word God has promised to sanctify his followers, and his faithfulness binds him to fulfill his promises; therefore he will do it. He who can believe will find this thing also possible to him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Faithful is he that calleth you - That is, your sanctification after all depends on him, and as he has begun a work of grace in your hearts, you may depend on his faithfulness to complete it; see the 1 Thessalonians 4:3 note; Philemon 1:6 note; 1 Corinthians 1:9 note.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. 24He will do it: Paul places complete trust in God's faithful character (1 Corinthians 1:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 2:13; 1 John 1:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Faithful--to His covenant promises (Joh 10:27-29; 1Co 1:9; 10:23; Php 1:6). he that calleth you--God, the caller of His people, will cause His calling not to fall short of its designed end. do it--preserve and present you blameless at the coming of Christ (1Th 5:23; Ro 8:30; 1Pe 5:10). You must not look at the foes before and behind, on the right hand and on the left, but to God's faithfulness to His promises, God's zeal for His honor, and God's love…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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