1 Thessalonians 5:16
14 And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
15 Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
Rejoice at all times.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Rejoice at all times.
- KJV
- Rejoice evermore.
- WEB
- Always rejoice.
- ASV
- Rejoice always;
- DARBY
- rejoice always;
- BLB
- Always rejoice.
- ÅB
- Vær alltid glade,
- OTB
- Gled dere alltid,
- B1930
- Vær alltid glade,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Read in contextMatthew 5:12
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:10
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
Read in contextLuke 10:20
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
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