New Living Translation
1 Thessalonians 5:24
24God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.
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 King James Version (NKJV)He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:24
22Stay away from every kind of evil. 23Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful. 25Dear brothers and sisters, pray for us. 26Greet all the brothers and sisters with a sacred kiss.
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Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:24
- Deuteronomy 7:9Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.
- Psalms 36:5Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
- Psalms 40:10I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness.
- Psalms 86:15But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
- Psalms 89:2Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.
- Psalms 92:2It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening,
- Psalms 100:5For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
- Psalms 138:2I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.
- Psalms 146:6He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever.
- Isaiah 25:1O Lord, I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them.
- Lamentations 3:23Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
- Micah 7:20You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love as you promised to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.
- John 3:33Anyone who accepts his testimony can affirm that God is true.
- 1 Corinthians 1:9God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
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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