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OET (OET-RV) Never stop praying,
OET-LV Unceasingly be_praying.
SR-GNT Ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε. ‡
(Adialeiptōs proseuⱪesthe.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Pray continually.
UST Constantly pray!
BSB Pray without ceasing.
BLB Pray unceasingly.
AICNT Pray without ceasing.
OEB never cease to pray;
CSB pray constantly,
NLT Never stop praying.
NIV pray continually,
CEV and never stop praying.
ESV pray without ceasing,
NASB pray without ceasing;
LSB pray without ceasing;
WEB Pray without ceasing.
MSG (16-18)Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.
NET constantly pray,
LSV continually pray;
FBV never stop praying,
TCNT pray without ceasing,
T4T pray continually,
LEB pray constantly,
NRSV pray without ceasing,
NKJV pray without ceasing,
BBE Keep on with your prayers.
MOF No MOF 1TH book available
ASV pray without ceasing;
DRA Pray without ceasing.
YLT continually pray ye;
DBY pray unceasingly;
RV pray without ceasing;
WBS Pray without ceasing.
KJB Pray without ceasing.
BB Pray continually.
GNV Pray continually.
CB praye contynually,
TNT Praye continually.
WYC in alle thingis do ye thankyngis.
(in all things do ye/you_all thankyngis.)
LUT Betet ohne Unterlaß!
(Betet without Unterlaß!)
CLV Sine intermissione orate.
UGNT ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε.
(adialeiptōs proseuⱪesthe.)
SBL-GNT ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε,
(adialeiptōs proseuⱪesthe, )
TC-GNT ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε·
(adialeiptōs proseuⱪesthe; )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).
5:17 Never stop praying means not giving up (1:2; Luke 18:1; Rom 12:12; Eph 6:18); it does not mean praying at every moment.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
ἀδιαλείπτως
unceasingly
Paul says continually here as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “very regularly” or “extremely often”