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14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
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And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
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Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
16 Rejoice always,
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Rejoice always,
17 pray continually,
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pray continually,
18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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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 treat prophecies with contempt
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Do not treat prophecies with contempt
21 but test them all; hold on to what is good,
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but test them all; hold on to what is good,
22 reject every kind of evil.
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reject every kind of evil.
23 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.
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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 it.
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The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.