Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Do not despise prophesying.
New American Standard Bible
do not despise
King James Version
Despise not prophesyings.
Holman Bible
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 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 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophesying. 21 Prove all things, hold fast to the good.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 11:4
Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered dishonors his Head.
1 Corinthians 14:1
Follow after charity and desire spiritual things, but rather that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 14:3-6
But he who prophesies speaks to men for building up, and exhortation, and comfort.
1 Corinthians 14:22-25
So that tongues are not a sign to those who believe, but to those who do not believe. But prophesying is not to those who do not believe, but to those who believe.
1 Corinthians 14:29-32
And if there are two or three prophets, let them speak, and let the others judge.
1 Corinthians 14:37-39
If anyone thinks to be a prophet, or a spiritual one, let him recognize the things I write to you, that they are a commandment of the Lord.
Numbers 11:25-29
And Jehovah came down in a cloud and spoke to him, and took of the spirit on him and gave it to the seventy elders. And it happened when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they never did so again.
1 Samuel 10:5-6
After that you shall come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. And it will happen to you when you come there to the city, even you shall meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a harp and a tambourine and a flute and a lyre before them. And they shall prophesy.
1 Samuel 10:10-13
And they came there to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him. And the Spirit of God came on him, and he prophesied among them.
1 Samuel 19:20-24
And Saul sent messengers to take David. And when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God came on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
Acts 19:6
And as Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
1 Corinthians 12:10
and to another workings of powers, to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; and to another kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God set some in the church, firstly, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers, then works of power, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, kinds of languages.
1 Corinthians 13:2
And though I have prophecies, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so as to move mountains, and do not have charity, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:9
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
Ephesians 4:11-12
And truly He gave some to be apostles, and some to be prophets, and some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
1 Thessalonians 4:8
Therefore he who despises does not despise man, but God, who also has given us His Holy Spirit.
Revelation 11:3-11
And I will give power to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy a thousand, two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.