1 Thessalonians 5:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
‘Give thanks in all circumstances’ is God’s will for us—not thanks for everything, but thanks to God within every situation.
Read the full meaning“Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
King James Version · Public Domain“in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“in every thing give thanks, for this <FI>is<Fi> the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Thessalonians 5:18 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 1:21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
- Psalms 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
- Ephesians 5:20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Colossians 3:17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
- Hebrews 13:15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- 1 Peter 2:15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
- 1 Peter 4:2Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
- 1 John 2:17The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
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