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16 Rejoice always,
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Rejoice always,
17 pray continually,
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pray without ceasing,
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 the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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 despise the words of prophets,
21 but test them all; hold on to what is good,
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but test everything; hold fast to what is good;
22 reject every kind of evil.
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abstain from every form 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 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.
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 this.
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