1 TH 5:17 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

GHT Be-praying without-quitting/forsaking/abandoning-through-ly.

ULT Pray continually.

UST Constantly pray!

BSB & MSB 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;

WEBBE & WMBB 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,

NAB Pray without ceasing.

BBE Keep on with your prayers.

Moff never give up prayer,

Wymth Be unceasing in prayer.

ASV pray without ceasing;

DRA Pray without ceasing.

YLT continually pray ye;

Drby pray unceasingly;

RV pray without ceasing;

SLT Pray continually.

Wbstr Pray without ceasing.

KJB-1769 Pray without ceasing.

KJB-1611 Pray without ceasing:
(Same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Pray continually.

Gnva Pray continually.

Cvdl praye contynually,
(pray contynually,)

TNT Praye continually.
(Pray continually.)

Wycl in alle thingis do ye thankyngis.
(in all things do ye/you_all thankings.)

Luth Betet ohne Unterlaß!
(Pray without stopping(n)!)

ClVg Sine intermissione orate.
(Let intermission pray.)

UGNT ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε.
(adialeiptōs proseuⱪesthe.)

SBL-GNT ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε,
(adialeiptōs proseuⱪesthe,)

RP-GNT ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε·
(adialeiptōs proseuⱪesthe;)

TC-GNT ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε,
(adialeiptōs proseuⱪesthe,)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:12–22: Paul gave more instructions about how to please God

In this section Paul gave a list of some very important instructions. He returned to the topic he had started in 4:12, the topic of how Christians should behave.

Paragraph 5:14–18

In these verses Paul gave further commands about how believers should behave.

5:17

Pray without ceasing.

Keep praying.
At all times be ready to pray to God.

Pray without ceasing: This does not mean that believers should pray many times a day or that they should do nothing but pray. Rather it means that believers should “keep on praying, be always ready to pray” instead of just doing so at set times or on special occasions.

without ceasing: The Greek word adialeiptōs, which means without ceasing or “continually,” is the word emphasized in this sentence. See the note on 5:15b above. You should emphasize this in your translation in the way that is natural in your language.

Parallel 1 TH 5:17

Section 5:12–22: Paul gave more instructions about how to please God

Paragraph 5:14–18

5:17

Parallel 1 TH 5:17