1 Thessalonians 5:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.”
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BSBPD
“but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“prove all things; hold fast that which is good;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“all things prove; that which is good hold fast;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Thessalonians 5:21 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 11:6and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.
- Deuteronomy 32:46he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I testify among you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.
- Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- Proverbs 3:21My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
- Proverbs 4:13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
- Proverbs 6:21Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.
- Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- Song of Solomon 3:4I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
- Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
- Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- Mark 7:14Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
- Luke 12:57And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
- John 8:31So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
- John 15:4Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
- Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
- Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
- Acts 17:11Now 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.
- Romans 12:2Do 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.
- Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
- 1 Corinthians 2:11For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14The 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.
- 1 Corinthians 14:28But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- Ephesians 5:10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
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