1 Thessalonians 5:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

And may the very God of peace sanctify you completely; and I pray God your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  • Heb 4:12 : 12 For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
  • 1 Thess 3:13 : 13 To the end He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace, who has called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
  • Rom 15:33 : 33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
  • 1 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 Who shall also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • 1 Cor 14:33 : 33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
  • 2 Cor 5:19 : 19 That is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their sins against them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
  • Eph 5:26-27 : 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
  • Phil 1:10 : 10 So that you may approve things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense until the day of Christ;
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 That you may be blameless and harmless, children of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor labored in vain.
  • Phil 4:9 : 9 The things which you have both learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace shall be with you.
  • Col 1:22 : 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in his sight:
  • 1 Thess 2:19 : 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
  • Lev 20:8 : 8 And you shall keep my statutes and do them: I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
  • Lev 20:26 : 26 And you shall be holy to me: for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.
  • Ezek 37:28 : 28 And the nations shall know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them forevermore.
  • Luke 1:46 : 46 And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord,
  • John 17:19 : 19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
  • Acts 20:32 : 32 So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
  • Rom 15:5 : 5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be likeminded toward one another according to Christ Jesus:
  • Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 16:20 : 20 And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
  • 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
  • Heb 13:20 : 20 Now may the God of peace, who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
  • 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 Chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.
  • 1 Thess 4:3 : 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:
  • 2 Thess 3:16 : 16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.
  • Heb 2:11 : 11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
  • 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
  • Jude 1:1 : 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
  • Phil 1:6 : 6 Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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    11Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

    12And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all people, just as we do toward you:

    13To the end He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

  • 22Abstain from every form of evil.

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    24Faithful is he who calls you, who also will do it.

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    7So that you come short in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

    8Who shall also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.

  • 5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

  • 33Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

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    20Now may the God of peace, who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

    21Make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

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    3For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:

    4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor;

  • 3But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from evil.

  • 1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

  • 14Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:

  • 24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,

  • 11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

  • 20But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

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    15But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct;

    16Because it is written, "Be holy; for I am holy."

  • 14Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

  • 10But the God of all grace, who has called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

  • 17That the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for all good works.

  • 3Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

  • 22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in his sight:

  • 23Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    11Therefore, we also pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

    12That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

  • 3Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 5May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patient waiting for Christ.

  • 2Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    16Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

    17If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him; for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

  • 19What? Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God, and you are not your own?

  • 15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

  • 4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

  • 22The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

  • 11And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

  • 15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body; and be thankful.

  • 17Comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work.

  • 5Now he who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

  • 7The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; he shall preserve your soul.

  • 3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.

  • 5Hearing of your love and faith, which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

  • 1Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: