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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may the spirit and soul* and body of you brothers, sound in every respect, be preserved blameless at the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ.+

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 23 Αὐτὸς Very (one) δὲ but ὁ the θεὸς God τῆς of the εἰρήνης peace ἁγιάσαι may sanctify ὑμᾶς YOU ὁλοτελεῖς, completely whole, καὶ and ὁλόκληρον whole in (every) part ὑμῶν of YOU τὸ the πνεῦμα spirit καὶ and ἡ the ψυχὴ soul καὶ and τὸ the σῶμα body ἀμέμπτως blamelessly ἐν in τῇ the παρουσίᾳ presence τοῦ of the κυρίου Lord ἡμῶν of us Ἰησοῦ of Jesus Χριστοῦ Christ τηρηθείη. may it be kept.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 23 May the very God of peace+ sanctify YOU completely.+ And sound in every respect may the spirit and soul and body of YOU [brothers] be preserved in a blameless manner at the presence* of our Lord Jesus Christ.+

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23
    The Bible in Living English
    • 23 And may he, the God of peace, sanctify you to perfection, and your spirits and souls and bodies be kept faultlessly safe and sound at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23
    American Standard Version
    • 23 And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 23 But the God of peace himself hallow you completely, And entire might your spirit and soul and body,—[So as to be] unblameable in the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ,—Be preserved!

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23
    King James Version
    • 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Thessalonians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 5:23 w08 9/15 29; w93 5/1 11

  • 1 Thessalonians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 5:23 w67 340; g64 6/8 27-28; w46 91; w39 126; w30 119

  • 1 Thessalonians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 5:23

      The Watchtower,

      9/15/2008, p. 29

      5/1/1993, p. 11

  • 1 Thessalonians Study Notes—Chapter 5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 5:23

      the spirit and soul and body of you brothers: Paul’s intense concern for the spiritual welfare of the entire first-century Christian congregation is reflected in his prayerful, heartfelt petition (verses 23, 24) in behalf of the brothers in Thessalonica. In this context, the three terms apparently have the following meaning: spirit, that is, the dominant attitude of the congregation (see study notes on 1Co 5:5; Ga 6:18; and Glossary, “Spirit”); soul, that is, the life, or existence, of the congregation (see Glossary, “Soul”); body, that is, the composite group of anointed Christians who make up the congregation. (Compare 1Co 12:12, 13.) Paul’s intense concern for the congregation is evident in his asking that God sanctify them “completely” and that He preserve them “sound in every respect.”

      at the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ: See study note on 1Th 2:19.

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