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1 Thessalonians 5:18 — King James Version← Study notes

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.


1 Thessalonians 5:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 5:1812 words
GreekMeaning
ἐνen
InprepositionG1722
παντὶpanti
everythingadjectiveG3956
εὐχαριστεῖτεeucharisteite
do give thanksverbG2168
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
θέλημαthelēma
is the willnounG2307
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΧριστῷChristō
ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
εἰςeis
towardprepositionG1519
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Always to give thanks, this is a mark of a philosophic soul. Have you suffered any evil? But if you will, it is no evil. Give thanks to God, and the evil is changed into good. Say thou also as Job said, “Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.” Job 1:21 For tell me, what such great thing have you suffered? Has disease befallen you? Yet it is nothing strange. For our body is mortal, and liable to suffer. Has a want of possessions overtaken you? But these also are things to be…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 10 on First Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Transformation through the Word - 1 Thessalonians 5
Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faith...
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