22Abstain from every form of evil.


In Context

19 Don't quench the Spirit.

20 Don't despise prophesies.

21 Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

22 Abstain from every form of evil.

23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24 He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.

1 Thessalonians 5:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:22Avoid every kind of evil.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:22From all appearance of evil refrain yourselves.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:22abstain from every form of evil.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:22hold aloof from every form of wickedness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:22abstain from every form of evil.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:22from all appearance of evil abstain ye;