1 Thessalonians 5:20 (GNV)

Passage

Despise not prophecying.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:18 In all thinges giue thankes: for this is the will of God in Christ Iesus toward you.

1 Thessalonians 5:19 Quench not the Spirit.

1 Thessalonians 5:20 Despise not prophecying.

1 Thessalonians 5:21 Try all things, and keepe that which is good.

1 Thessalonians 5:22 Absteine from all appearance of euill.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "despise" and "prophecying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "despise" and "prophecying", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Quench not the Spirit..." into verse 21's "Try all things and keepe that which...", so "despise" and "prophecying" 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 "despise" and "prophecying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.