1 Thessalonians 5:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Keep on with your prayers.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 12:12 : 12 Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,
  • Col 4:2 : 2 Give yourselves to prayer at all times, keeping watch with praise;
  • Luke 18:1 : 1 And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
  • Eph 6:18 : 18 With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints,
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;

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