Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
New American Standard Bible
do not despise
King James Version
Despise not prophesyings.
International Standard Version
Do not despise prophecies.
A Conservative Version
Do not disdain prophecies,
American Standard Version
despise not prophesyings;
Amplified
Do not scorn or reject gifts of prophecy or prophecies [spoken revelations—words of instruction or exhortation or warning].
An Understandable Version
Do not look down on prophetic messages.
Anderson New Testament
Despise not prophesyings.
Bible in Basic English
Do not make little of the words of the prophets;
Common New Testament
do not despise prophecies.
Daniel Mace New Testament
don't despise the prophetic gift.
Darby Translation
do not lightly esteem prophecies;
Godbey New Testament
despise not prophesying;
Goodspeed New Testament
Do not disregard the utterances it inspires,
John Wesley New Testament
Despise not prophesyings.
Julia Smith Translation
Set not prophecies at nought.
King James 2000
Despise not prophesying.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not despise prophecies,
Modern King James verseion
Do not despise prophesying.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
despise not prophesying.
Moffatt New Testament
never disdain prophetic revelations
Montgomery New Testament
Do not despise prophesyings.
NET Bible
Do not treat prophecies with contempt.
New Heart English Bible
Do not treat prophecies with contempt,
Noyes New Testament
despise not prophesyings,
Sawyer New Testament
despise not prophecies.
The Emphasized Bible
Prophesyings, do not despise,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Despise not prophesyings.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not make light of preaching.
Webster
Despise not prophesyings.
Weymouth New Testament
Do not think meanly of utterances of prophecy;
Williams New Testament
Stop treating the messages of prophecy with contempt,
World English Bible
Don't despise prophesies.
Worrell New Testament
Despise not prophesyings;
Worsley New Testament
Slight not prophesyings:
Youngs Literal Translation
prophesyings despise not;
Themes
Despisement » What not to despise
Duty » Daily » Select readings ro 12; 1th 515-28
Miracles » Miraculous gifts of the holy spirit » Or despised
Miraculous gifts of the holy ghost » Were not to be » Despised
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 5:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Final Exhortations And Benediction
19
Hold on to what is good.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 11:4
Every man who prays or prophesies with something on his head dishonors
1 Corinthians 14:1
Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and above all that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 14:3-6
But the person who prophesies speaks to people for edification, encouragement, and consolation.
1 Corinthians 14:22-25
It follows that speaking in other languages is intended as a sign,
1 Corinthians 14:29-32
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should evaluate.
1 Corinthians 14:37-39
If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, he should recognize that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.
Numbers 11:25-29
Then the Lord descended in the cloud and spoke to him.
1 Samuel 10:5-6
“After that you will come to the Hill of God
1 Samuel 10:10-13
When Saul and his attendant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God took control of him, and he prophesied along with them.
1 Samuel 19:20-24
he sent agents to seize David.
Acts 19:6
And when Paul had laid his hands on
1 Corinthians 12:10
to another, prophecy,
to another, distinguishing between spirits,
to another, different kinds of languages,
to another, interpretation of languages.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has placed these in the church:
third teachers,
then gifts of healing,
managing, various kinds of languages.
1 Corinthians 13:2
and understand all mysteries
and all knowledge,
and if I have all faith
so that I can move mountains
but do not have love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:9
and we prophesy in part.
Ephesians 4:11-12
And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
1 Thessalonians 4:8
Therefore, the person who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who also gives you His Holy Spirit.
Revelation 11:3-11
I will empower