1 Thessalonians 5:19 BSB

1 Thessalonians 5:19

Do not extinguish the Spirit.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Quench not the Spirit;

KJV

Quench not the Spirit.

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Commentary

3 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

FESTAL LETTERS 4.4 (373)

We can thus see why Paul, not wanting the grace of the Spirit given to us to grow cold, exhorts us, "Do not quench the Spirit." The only way we can continue to be partakers of Christ is to cling until the end to the Holy Spirit, who was given to us at the beginning. Paul said, "Do not quench" not because the Spirit is under the power of men but because evil and unthankful men certainly do wish to quench the Spirit. Demonstrating their impurity, they drive the Spirit away by their unholy deeds.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Quench not the Spirit - Wherever it is, it burns; it flames in holy love, in joy, prayer, thanksgiving. O quench it not, damp it not in yourself or others, either by neglecting to do good, or by doing evil!

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Quench not the Spirit - This language is taken from the way of putting out a fire, and the sense is, we are not to extinguish the influences of the Holy Spirit in our hearts. Possibly there may be an allusion here to fire on an altar, which was to be kept constantly burning. This fire may have been regarded as emblematic of devotion, and as denoting that that devotion was never to become extinct.

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Original language & word study

4 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τὸ	to	The	G3588 →
πνεῦμα	pneuma	Spirit	G4151 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
σβέννυτε·	sbennute	do quench;	G4570 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G4151pneumaSpirit378×

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
leads to
- Isaiah 63:10
  But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 7:51
  You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 1:13–14
  And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Through
2 Timothy 1:6
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 4:14
  Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
- 1 Peter 4:10–11
  As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
- Romans 12:6–8
  We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
- 2 Peter 3:1
  Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
Through
Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:30
  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Thessalonians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Thessalonians