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1 Thessalonians 5:21

Young's Literal Translation 1862

all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

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Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she `is' thy life.

But a little I passed on from them, Till I found him whom my soul hath loved! I seized him, and let him not go, Till I brought him in unto the house of my mother -- And the chamber of her that conceived me.

To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, `That there is no dawn to it.'

`And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?

remain in me, and I in you, as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, if it may not remain in the vine, so neither ye, if ye may not remain in me.

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, `If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,

who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord,

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what `is' the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

for who of men hath known the things of the man, except the spirit of the man that `is' in him? so also the things of God no one hath known, except the Spirit of God.

therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.

proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,

for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a day of Christ,

but to what we have come -- by the same rule walk, the same thing think;

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as `are' grave, as many as `are' righteous, as many as `are' pure, as many as `are' lovely, as many as `are' of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

so, then, brethren, stand ye fast, and hold the deliverances that ye were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;

thou hast known this, that they did turn from me -- all those in Asia, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes;

for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,

may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope, (for faithful `is' He who did promise),

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,

but that which ye have -- hold ye, till I may come;

Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown.

`Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.




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