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17 pray without ceasing,
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pray continually,
18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
19 Do not quench the Spirit.
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Do not quench the Spirit.
20 Do not despise the words of prophets,
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Do not treat prophecies with contempt
21 but test everything; hold fast to what is good;
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but test them all; hold on to what is good,
22 abstain from every form of evil.
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reject every kind of evil.
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.
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May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this.
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The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
25 Beloved, pray for us.
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Brothers and sisters, pray for us.
26 Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss.
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Greet all God’s people with a holy kiss.
27 I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all of them.
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I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.
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