# 1 Thessalonians 5.17

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**Book:** [1 Thessalonians](/codex/1-thessalonians/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 15. See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all. 16. Rejoice always;
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> **17. pray without ceasing;**
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> 18. in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward. 19. Quench not the Spirit; (1 Thessalonians 5:15-19, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 15. See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all. 16. Rejoice always.
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> **17. Pray without ceasing.**
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> 18. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you. 19. Don’t quench the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:15-19, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 15. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 16. Rejoice evermore.
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> **17. Pray without ceasing.**
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> 18. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 19. Quench not the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:15-19, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 15. see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all; 16. always rejoice ye;
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> **17. continually pray ye;**
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> 18. in every thing give thanks, for this [is] the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you. 19. The Spirit quench not; (1 Thessalonians 5:15-19, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Prayer](/codex/prayer/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.