1 Thessalonians 5:23 (DRB)

Passage

And may the God of peace himself sanctify you in all things: that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:21 But prove all things: hold fast that which is good.

1 Thessalonians 5:22 From all appearance of evil refrain yourselves.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 And may the God of peace himself sanctify you in all things: that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:24 He is faithful who hath called you, who also will do it.

1 Thessalonians 5:25 Brethren, pray for us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "Spirit", "peace", "himself", "sanctify", "whole", "soul", and "body". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "Spirit", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "From all appearance of evil refrain yourselves..." into verse 24's "He is faithful who hath called you...", so "all things" and "Spirit" belong inside that flow. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "Spirit" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.