1 Thessalonians 5:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²² abstain from every form of evil.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² Abstain from evil [shrink from it and keep aloof from it] in whatever form or whatever kind it may be.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² abstain from every form of evil.

Common English Bible

²² Avoid every kind of evil.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² Abstain from every kind of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:22 Cross References

2 Corinthians 6:3

We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Romans 12:17

Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.

Jude 1:23

save others by snatching them out of the fire; and have mercy on still others with fear, hating even the tunic defiled by their bodies.

1 Corinthians 8:13

Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never again eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall.

Exodus 23:7

Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.

1 Thessalonians 4:12

so that you may behave properly toward outsiders and be dependent on no one.

Isaiah 33:15

Those who walk righteously and speak uprightly, who despise the gain of oppression, who wave away a bribe instead of accepting it, who stop their ears from hearing of bloodshed and shut their eyes from looking on evil,

1 Thessalonians 5:21

but test everything; hold fast to what is good;

1 Thessalonians 5:23

May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ruth 3:4

When he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he will tell you what to do.”

Ruth 3:14

So she lay at his feet until morning but got up before one person could recognize another, for he said, “It must not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”