1 Thessalonians 5:17 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁷Pray without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 —

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Romans 12:12
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Colossians 4:2
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
Ephesians 6:18
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Luke 18:1
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Luke 21:36
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities Blessing Commandments Devotion Discipleship Disobedience to God Duty Enquiring of God

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 16-22)

Here we have divers short exhortations, that will not burden our memories, but will be of great use to direct the motions of our hearts and lives; for the duties are of great importance, and we may observe how they are connected together, and have a dependence upon one another. 1. Rejoice evermore, 1 Thess. 5:16. This must be understood of spiritual joy; for we must rejoice in our creature-comfort…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 17)

16-17. In order to “rejoice evermore,” we must “pray without ceasing” (1Th 5:17). He who is wont to thank God for all things as happening for the best, will have continuous joy [Theophylact]. Ep 6:18; Php 4:4, 6, “Rejoice in the Lord ... by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving”; Ro 14:17, “in the Holy Ghost”; Ro 12:12, “in hope”; Ac 5:41, “in being counted worthy to suffer shame for Christ’s…