1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
Pray without ceasing:
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36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
36Watch ye therefore, and pray alwayes, that ye may be accompted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to passe, and to stand before the sonne of man.
- 1 Peter 4:7Rank 6 from verse 17
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1 Thessalonians 5:17
Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.
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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.
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Stopping, ending, leaving off, or failing to continue.
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5:12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
5:12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are ouer you in the Lord, and admonish you:
5:13And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
5:13And to esteeme them very highly in loue for their workes sake, and be at peace among your selues.
5:14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
5:14Now we ‖exhort you, brethren, warne them that are ‖vnruly, comfort the feeble minded, support the weake, be patient toward all men.
5:15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
5:15See that none render euill for euill vnto any man: but euer follow that which is good, both among your selues and to all men.
5:16Rejoice evermore.
5:16Reioyce euermore:
5:17Pray without ceasing.
5:17Pray without ceasing:
Selected passage5:18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
5:18In euery thing giue thankes: for this is the will of God in Christ Iesus concerning you.
5:19Quench not the Spirit.
5:19Quench not the spirit:
5:20Despise not prophesyings.
5:20Despise not prophecyings:
5:21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
5:21Proue all things: hold fast that which is good.
5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.
5:22Abstaine from all appearance of euill.
5:23And 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.
5:23And the very God of peace sanctifie you wholly: and I pray God your whole spirit, and soule, and body be preserued blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.
5:24Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
5:24Faithfull is hee that calleth you, who also will doe it.