1 Thessalonians 5:21
19 Do not extinguish the Spirit.
20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt,
but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
22 Abstain from every form of evil.
23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
- KJV
- Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
- WEB
- Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.
- ASV
- prove all things; hold fast that which is good;
- DARBY
- but prove all things, hold fast the right;
- BLB
- but test all things. Hold fast to the good.
- ÅB
- men prøv alt, hold fast på det gode,
- OTB
- I stedet, undersøk alt; hold fast på det som er godt,
- B1930
- men prøv alt, hold fast på det gode,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Read in contextRomans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Read in contextEphesians 5:10
Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
Read in contextLuke 12:57
And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
Read in contextActs 17:11
Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
Read in contextRomans 12:9
Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:14–15
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Read in context