Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version reject every kind of evil. New Living Translation Stay away from every kind of evil. English Standard Version Abstain from every form of evil. Berean Standard Bible Abstain from every form of evil. Berean Literal Bible Abstain from every form of evil. King James Bible Abstain from all appearance of evil. New King James Version Abstain from every form of evil. New American Standard Bible abstain from every form of evil. NASB 1995 abstain from every form of evil. NASB 1977 abstain from every form of evil. Legacy Standard Bible abstain from every form of evil. Amplified Bible Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it]. Christian Standard Bible Stay away from every kind of evil. Holman Christian Standard Bible Stay away from every kind of evil. American Standard Version abstain from every form of evil. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Flee from every evil matter. Contemporary English Version and don't have anything to do with evil. Douay-Rheims Bible From all appearance of evil refrain yourselves. English Revised Version abstain from every form of evil. GOD'S WORD® Translation Keep away from every kind of evil. Good News Translation and avoid every kind of evil. International Standard Version Keep away from every kind of evil. Literal Standard Version abstain from all appearance of evil; Majority Standard Bible Abstain from every form of evil. New American Bible Refrain from every kind of evil. NET Bible Stay away from every form of evil. New Revised Standard Version abstain from every form of evil. New Heart English Bible Abstain from every form of evil. Webster's Bible Translation Abstain from all appearance of evil. Weymouth New Testament Hold yourselves aloof from every form of evil. World English Bible Abstain from every form of evil. Young's Literal Translation from all appearance of evil abstain ye; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Christian Living…21but test all things. Hold fast to what is good. 22Abstain from every form of evil. 23Now 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.… Cross References 1 Thessalonians 5:21 but test all things. Hold fast to what is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 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. Treasury of Scripture Abstain from all appearance of evil. 1 Thessalonians 4:12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. Exodus 23:7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. Isaiah 33:15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; Jump to Previous Abstain Aloof Appearance Avoid Evil Form Hold Kind Wickedness YourselvesJump to Next Abstain Aloof Appearance Avoid Evil Form Hold Kind Wickedness Yourselves1 Thessalonians 5 1. He proceeds in the description of Christ's coming to judgment;16. and gives various instructions; 23. and so concludes the epistle. (22) Abstain from all appearance of evil.--This translation cannot stand. Possibly it might be rendered "every form of evil," but the most natural version would be, "Hold yourselves aloof from every evil kind"--i.e., evil kind of whatever you may be testing. The word "evil" is here used in the moral sense, and does not constitute an exact antithesis to the "good" of the preceding verse.Verse 22. - Abstain from all appearance of evil. This verse is connected with the last, and states negatively what is there stated positively. Test the declarations of the prophets; retain the good, and reject the evil. The word translated "appearance" has been differently rendered; it denotes form, figure, species, kind; so that the clause is to be rendered, "Abstain from all form of evil" (R.V.), or, "of the evil," the word being an abstract substantive. The whole exhortation is similar to that given in Romans 12:9, only there the negative statement is put first: "Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." Some suppose that the metaphor employed is from the practice of money-changers who tested the money offered to them, rejecting what was base and retaining what was genuine. Among the Fathers we meet with the phrase, "Be ye experienced money-changers," as a traditionary saying of our Lord; and some suppose that the apostle refers to this saying, and give the following paraphrase: "The good money keep; with every sort of bad money have nothing to do; act as experienced money-changers: all the money presented to you as good, test." Such a supposition is fanciful and far-fetched. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Abstainἀπέχεσθε (apechesthe) Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 568: To have in full, be far, it is enough. From apo and echo; to have out, i.e. Receive in full; to keep away, i.e. Be distant. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. every παντὸς (pantos) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. form εἴδους (eidous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 1491: Visible form, shape, appearance, outward show, kind, species, class. From eido; a view, i.e. Form. of evil. πονηροῦ (ponērou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. Links 1 Thessalonians 5:22 NIV1 Thessalonians 5:22 NLT 1 Thessalonians 5:22 ESV 1 Thessalonians 5:22 NASB 1 Thessalonians 5:22 KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:22 BibleApps.com 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Biblia Paralela 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Chinese Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:22 French Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from every form of evil (1 Thess. 1 Thes. 1Th iTh i Th) |
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