1 Thessalonians 5:17
1 Thessalonians · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Pray without ceasing.”1 Thessalonians 5:17
What Does 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Mean?
1 Thessalonians 5:17 is found in the book of 1 Thessalonians, chapter 5, verse 17 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Prayer.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Thessalonians 5:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Philippians 4:6“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”Romans 12:12“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”Colossians 4:2“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;”Ephesians 6:18“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”Luke 18:1“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”Luke 21:36“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”1 Peter 4:7“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”James 5:16“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”Psalms 55:17“Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.”Colossians 1:9“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;”Acts 12:5“Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.”Daniel 6:10“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.”Isaiah 62:6“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,”2 Thessalonians 3:1“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:”1 Samuel 1:12“And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.”Daniel 6:20“And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?”Romans 13:13“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.”Romans 1:9“For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;”Ephesians 1:16“Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;”Matthew 6:5“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”
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