1 Thessalonians 5:24
in 1 Thessalonians 5The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
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ASV
Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.
KJV
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
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This verse in 1 Thessalonians 5
Commentary
10 notes on this verseLook, what humility! After he offered a prayer for them, he says: do not think that you will be saved by my prayers, but by the goodness of the God who called you. For if He called you to salvation, and He is faithful, that …
This site's exposition
The One who calls you is faithful
The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it grounds the prayer of verse 23 in God's own character. The promise answers any worry the standard of verse 23 might raise, since the One who calls also completes.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"Faithful is He that calleth you, who will also do it." Observe his humility. For, because he had prayed, Think not, he says, that this happens from my prayers, but from the purpose, with which He called you. For if He called you to salvation, and He is true, He will certainly save you, in that He wills it.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Then when Paul says: He who calls you is faithful, he expresses the hope that his prayer will be heard, as if saying: it will come about as I hope, for He who calls you will do it, that is, He will accomplish it. "The …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Faithful is he that calleth you,.... Into the fellowship of his Son, and to his kingdom and glory, and who continues to do so, not only externally by his word, but internally by his Spirit and grace. Who also will do it. Two things the apostle mentions as the ground of confidence that the above petition, would be heard and answered; that is, that God would wholly sanctify them, and preserve the whole of them blameless to the coming of Christ; and they are the faithfulness of God, and the effectual calling of his saints.
The kindness and love of God had appeared to them in calling them to the knowledge of his truth, and the faithfulness of God was their security that they should persevere to the end; and therefore, the apostle assures them, God would do what he desired; he would effect what he had promised; he would accomplish all the good pleasure of his goodness towards them.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. In these words observe, I. The apostle tells the Thessalonians it was needless or useless to enquire about the particular time of Christ's coming: Of the times and seasons you need not that I write unto you,
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Faithful--to His covenant promises (Joh 10:27-29; Php 1:6). he that calleth you--God, the caller of His people, will cause His calling not to fall short of its designed end. do it--preserve and present you blameless at the coming of Christ (1Th 5:23;
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Faithful is he that calleth you - In a great variety of places in his word God has promised to sanctify his followers, and his faithfulness binds him to fulfill his promises; therefore he will do it. He who can believe will find this thing also possible to him.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Faithful is he that calleth you - That is, your sanctification after all depends on him, and as he has begun a work of grace in your hearts, you may depend on his faithfulness to complete it; see the 1Th 4:3 note; Php 1:6 note; 1Co 1:9 note.
The words behind it
7 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πιστὸς | pistos | [Is] faithful | G4103 → | |
| ὁ | ho | the [One] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| καλῶν | kalon | calling | G2564 → | 147 times |
| ὑμᾶς, | humas | you, | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| ὃς | hos | who | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ποιήσει.¶ | poiesei | will do [it]. | G4160 → | 569 times |
πιστὸς[Is] faithful
pistosG4103 →
ὁthe [One]
hoG3588 →19766 times
καλῶνcalling
kalonG2564 →147 times
ὑμᾶς,you,
humasG4771 →2973 times
ὃςwho
hosG3739 →1405 times
καὶalso
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ποιήσει.¶will do [it].
poieseiG4160 →569 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
it leads to
- Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 15:29
Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
- James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
- Malachi 3:6
“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
- Titus 1:2
Through
1 Corinthians 1:9God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
it leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3
Through
2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:9
God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 1:9
Through
Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 10:23
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on 1 Thessalonians 11; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 1 Thessalonians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 1 Thessalonians.