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1 Thessalonians 5:22 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 5 · verse 22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.1 Thessalonians 5:22 · King James Version
What 1 Thessalonians 5:22 means
Appearance in the King James carries the sense of form or kind, so the verse is wider than how a thing looks to other people. Paul is finishing a run of short commands — prove all things, hold fast that which is good — and this is the matching half of holding fast.
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1 Thessalonians 5:22 in context
20Despise not prophesyings.
21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
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Key words (Strong's)
- appearanceeidosthe external or outward appearance, form figure, shape, form, kindG1491 →
- Abstainapechomaito hold one s self off, refrain, abstainG567 →
- evilponērosfull of labours, annoyances, hardships, pressed and harassed by labours, bringing toils…G4190 →
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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, Th1 5:16.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-22