1 Thessalonians 5:22 (GNV)

Passage

Absteine from all appearance of euill.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 Nowe the very God of peace sanctifie you throughout: and I pray God that your whole spirite and soule and body, may be kept blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithfull is hee which calleth you, which will also doe it.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Try all things and keepe that which..." into verse 23's "Nowe the very God of peace sanctifie...", so "absteine" and "appearance" 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 "absteine" and "appearance" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.