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1 Thessalonians 5:21 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good. "

1 Thessalonians 5:21

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19 Don’t quench the Spirit.

20 Don’t despise prophecies.

21 Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

22 Abstain from every form of evil.

23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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1 Thessalonians 5:1

"But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you."

1 Thessalonians 5:2

"For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night."

1 Thessalonians 5:3

"For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape."

1 Thessalonians 5:4

"But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief."

1 Thessalonians 5:5

"You are all children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,"

1 Thessalonians 5:6

"so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober."

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