1 Thessalonians 5:19
Do not quench the Spirit.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
18In everything express thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Cross References
Genesis 6:3And LORD said, My spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he also is flesh. Yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.
Nehemiah 9:30Yet many years thou bore with them, and testified against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets. Yet they would not give ear. Therefore thou gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
Song of Solomon 8:7Many waters cannot quench love, nor can floods drown it. If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
Acts 7:51Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers, ye also.
Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye are sealed for a day of redemption.
1 Timothy 4:14Do not neglect the gift in thee, which was given thee by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:17-23
Various Short Exhortations. ( a. d. 51.) 16 Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Despise not prophesyings. 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. Here we have divers short exhortations, that will not burden our memories, but will be of great use to direct the motions of our hearts and lives; for the duties are of great importance, and we… Read the whole commentary →