1 TH 5:20 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, orange:accusative/object.
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).

ULT Do not despise prophecies.

UST In other words, do not scorn prophecies that the Holy Spirit gives to other believers in the Messiah!

BSB & MSB Do not treat prophecies {with contempt},

BLB Do not despise prophecies,

AICNT Do not despise prophecies,

OEB do not make light of preaching.

WEBBE & WMBB Don’t despise prophecies.

MSG ^(19-22)Don’t suppress the Spirit, and don’t stifle those who have a word from the Master. On the other hand, don’t be gullible. Check out everything, and keep only what’s good. Throw out anything tainted with evil.

NET Do not treat prophecies with contempt.

LSV do not despise prophesyings;

FBV don't look down on prophecy,

TCNT Do not despise [fn]prophecies,

5:20 prophecies, but test ¦ prophecies. Test TR

T4T Specifically, do not despise messages that the Holy Spirit reveals to someone, and reject them automatically.

LEB Do not despise prophecies,

BBE Do not make little of the words of the prophets;

Moff never disdain prophetic revelations

Wymth Do not think meanly of utterances of prophecy;

ASV despise not prophesyings;

DRA Despise not prophecies.

YLT prophesyings despise not;

Drby do not lightly esteem prophecies;

RV despise not prophesyings;

SLT Set not prophecies at nought.

Wbstr Despise not prophesyings.

KJB-1769 Despise not prophesyings.

KJB-1611 Despise not prophecyings:
(Despise not prophesyings:)

Bshps Despise not prophesiynges.

Gnva Despise not prophecying.
(Despise not prophesying.)

Cvdl despyse not prophecieges:
(despise not prophecieges:)

TNT Despise not prophesyinge.

Wycl nyle ye dispise prophecies.
(won’t ye/you_all despise prophecies.)

Luth Die Weissagung verachtet nicht!
(The prophecy(n) despised not!)

ClVg Prophetias nolite spernere.
(Prophetias don’t spernere.)

UGNT προφητείας μὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε.
(profaʸteias maʸ exoutheneite.)

SBL-GNT προφητείας μὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε·
(profaʸteias maʸ exoutheneite;)

RP-GNT προφητείας μὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε·
(profaʸteias maʸ exoutheneite;)

TC-GNT προφητείας μὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε,
(profaʸteias maʸ exoutheneite,)

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 5:19–22

This paragraph deals with Paul’s instructions about how the Thessalonians should treat prophetic messages.

5:20

Do not treat prophecies with contempt,

In particular, do not scorn/despise prophetic messages that other believers speak.
Specifically, do not disdain/reject what other believers say when the Holy Spirit reveals something to them.

Do not treat prophecies with contempt: Here Paul gave a specific example of how people quench the Holy Spirit’s fire, that is, by rejecting prophecies without first evaluating them.

prophecies: Paul was not referring to Old Testament prophecies in this verse. Rather he was referring to prophecies that fellow believers were making. A prophecy could be about what would happen in the future or about present-day matters. For example, the prophecy could be a warning that God would punish those who were sinning unless they repented. Or it could be a promise that God would forgive, comfort, and encourage those who trusted him.

The emphasis in this command is on this word prophecies. See the note on 5:15b above. You should emphasize this in your translation in the way that is natural in your language.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

μὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Προφητείας μή ἐξουθενεῖτε)

Here Paul may be giving a specific example of his command not to “quench the Spirit” in [5:19](../05/19.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this connection more explicit. Alternate translation: [Specifically, do not despise] or [For example, do not despise]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

μὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Προφητείας μή ἐξουθενεῖτε)

Paul is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning, despise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the positive meaning. Alternate translation: [Honor] or [Respect]

Parallel 1 TH 5:20

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

Paragraph 5:19–22

5:20

Parallel 1 TH 5:20