1 Thessalonians 5:20

Despise. Greek. exoutheneo. See Acts 4:11.

prophesyings. Compare 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Corinthians 13:2, 1 Corinthians 13:8; 1 Corinthians 14:6; 1 Corinthians 14:22. The reference to these gifts explains 1 Thessalonians 5:19.

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²⁰ Despise not prophesyings.

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