1 Thessalonians 5:21 Cross References - MNT

²¹ But try all, holding fast to the good.

¹⁵ "Beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are ravening wolves. ¹⁶ "By their fruits you will know them. Are grapes gathered of thorns, or figs of thistles? ¹⁷ "No, every good tree bears good fruit, but a worthless tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸ "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit; neither can a worthless tree bear good fruit. ¹⁹ "Every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. ²⁰ "Hence it is by their fruit you will know them.

¹⁴ Then again he called the crowd to him and said: ¹⁵ "Listen to me, all of you, and understand; there is nothing outside a man which by entering in can defile him; but it is what comes from him that defiled him."

⁵⁷ "And why do you not, even yourselves, judge what is right?

³¹ So Jesus spoke to the Jews that believed him, saying. "If you abide in my teaching, you are my true disciples;

⁴ "Abide in me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself except it abide in the vine, no more can you, unless you abide in me.

²³ When he arrived, and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord, with full purpose of heart;

²² Everywhere they strengthened the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to hold to the faith. "It is through many tribulations," they said, "that we must enter into the kingdom of God."

¹¹ The Jews of Berea were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they very readily received the message with all readiness of mind, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether these things were so.

² And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

⁹ Let love be without insincerity. Abhor what is evil; wed yourselves to what is good.

¹¹ For what man knows the depths of man except the man's own inner Spirit? Even so, also, the Spirit of God knows the deeps profound of God.

¹⁴ The unspiritual man rejects the teachings of God's Spirit; for him it is folly. He cannot understand it, for it is spiritually discerned, ¹⁵ But the spiritual man discerns everything, yet is himself discerned by no one.

²⁸ But if there is no one to interpret, let them keep silence in the church, and speak to themselves and to God. ²⁹ Let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others exercise their judgment.

⁵⁸ So, my brothers beloved, stand firm, immovable, always abounding in work for the Lord, because you know that your toil is not fruitless in the Lord.

¹⁰ Examine carefully what is well pleasing to the Lord,

¹⁰ for testing things that differ, so that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,

¹⁶ if only we guide our steps by the standards we have already attained.

⁸ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if virtue is anything, if honor is anything, be always thinking about these.

¹⁵ So, brothers, stand fast, and hold fast the teachings which you have been taught by me, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

¹⁵ You already know that all the Christians in Roman Asia forsook me, among them Phygellus and Hermogenes.

⁶ Turn away from all such. Some of them creep into private houses and lead captive silly women who, laden with sins,

¹⁴ Alexander, the coppersmith, manifested bitter hostility toward me. The Lord will requite him according to his works.

²³ Let us hold fast the confession of our hope, unwavering (for He is faithful who promised);

¹ Do not believe every spirit, beloved, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets are gone out into the world.

² I know your works and your toil and stedfastness, and that you cannot endure evil men, and that you tested those who called themselves apostles, though they are not, and how you found them false.

²⁵ I say that I am imposing upon you no fresh burden; only hold fast what you have till I come.

³ Call to mind, then, what you have received and heard, and hold to it, and repent. Unless you are on the watch, I will come as a thief, and you will never know at what hour I am coming upon you.

¹¹ I am coming quickly. Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.