1 Thessalonians 5:19
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not extinguish the Spirit.
- KJV
- Quench not the Spirit.
- WEB
- Don’t quench the Spirit.
- ASV
- Quench not the Spirit;
- DARBY
- quench not the Spirit;
- BLB
- Do not quench the Spirit.
- ÅB
- Utslukk ikke Ånden,
- OTB
- Forsøk ikke å slukke Ånden,
- B1930
- Utslukk ikke Ånden,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 4:30
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Read in contextActs 7:51
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
Read in context2 Timothy 1:6
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
Read in context1 Timothy 4:14
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:10
But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
Read in contextPsalms 51:11
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Read in contextNehemiah 9:30
Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
Read in contextGenesis 6:3
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
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