1 Thessalonians 5:24
What does 1 Thessalonians 5:24 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Thessalonians 5:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What 1 Thessalonians 5:24 means
Paul seals the prayer with assurance: the God who called them is faithful and will accomplish what He promises. The believer’s confidence does not rest on human resolve but on divine reliability. Calling initiates the Christian life; faithfulness sustains and completes it. Therefore, the hope of being sanctified wholly and preserved blameless is not wishful thinking. It is anchored in the character of the Lord who does not abandon His work. This assurance encourages perseverance without anxiety, inviting the church to cooperate eagerly with God’s sanctifying grace, knowing the outcome is secured by His steadfast commitment.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949God, by whom you have been marked out in his purpose, is unchanging and will make it complete.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862stedfast is He who is calling you, who also will do <FI>it<Fi> .
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He is faithful who hath called you, who also will do it.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He [is] faithful who calls you, who will also perform [it].
Context
This affirmation follows directly upon the prayer in verse 23. Having asked God to sanctify and preserve the believers for the coming of the Lord, Paul declares that God will indeed do it. With that confidence stated, he turns to closing personal requests and greetings—asking for prayer (verse 25), urging a holy greeting (verse 26), commanding a public reading of the letter (verse 27), and concluding with a blessing of grace (verse 28).
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
- 2 Peter 1:3
seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;
- Romans 8:30
and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
- 2 Timothy 2:13
if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
- Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that Jehovah thy God, he is God, the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations,
- Revelation 17:14
These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they also shall overcome that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.
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