Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
16 Be joyful always,
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Rejoice always,
17 pray at all times,
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pray continually,
18 be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you in your life in union with 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 restrain the Holy Spirit;
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Do not quench the Spirit.
20 do not despise inspired messages.
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Do not treat prophecies with contempt
21 Put all things to the test: keep what is good
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but test them all; hold on to what is good,
22 and avoid every kind of evil.
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reject every kind of evil.
23 May the God who gives us peace make you holy in every way and keep your whole being - spirit, soul, and body - free from every fault 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 He who calls you will do it, because he is faithful.
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The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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