Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Do not treat prophecies with contempt.
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 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.
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 extinguish the Spirit. 20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt. 21 But examine all things; hold fast to what is good.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 11:4
Any man who prays or prophesies with his head covered disgraces his head.
1 Corinthians 14:1
Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 14:3-6
But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and consolation.
1 Corinthians 14:22-25
So then, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.
1 Corinthians 14:29-32
Two or three prophets should speak and the others should evaluate what is said.
1 Corinthians 14:37-39
If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord's command.
Numbers 11:25-29
And the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to them, and he took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but did not do so again.
1 Samuel 10:5-6
Afterward you will go to Gibeah of God, where there are Philistine officials. When you enter the town, you will meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place. They will have harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
1 Samuel 10:10-13
When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a company of prophets was coming out to meet him. Then the spirit of God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied among them.
1 Samuel 19:20-24
So Saul sent messengers to capture David. When they saw a company of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing there as their leader, the spirit of God came upon Saul's messengers, and they also prophesied.
Acts 19:6
and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.
1 Corinthians 12:10
to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, and to another discernment of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, gifts of healing, helps, gifts of leadership, different kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 13:2
And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:9
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part,
Ephesians 4:11-12
It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
1 Thessalonians 4:8
Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
Revelation 11:3-11
And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.