Where is it in the Bible?
Where is “Give thanks in all circumstances” in the Bible?
“Give thanks in all circumstances” is 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Paul writes it to the church in Thessalonica.
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It is 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Paul writes it to the church in Thessalonica.
The verse
Give thanks in everything, for in Christ Jesus this is God’s will for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 · open the chapter →
What it means there
The verse says “in” everything, not “for” everything. Thanks can be given in a hard situation without calling the situation good.
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Where is “Give thanks in all circumstances” in the Bible?
“Give thanks in all circumstances” is 1 Thessalonians 5:18. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it to the church in Thessalonica.
Is “Give thanks in all circumstances” in the Bible?
Yes. It is 1 Thessalonians 5:18. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 reads: “Give thanks in everything, for in Christ Jesus this is God’s will for you.”
Who said “Give thanks in all circumstances”?
Paul writes it to the church in Thessalonica.
What does “Give thanks in all circumstances” mean in the Bible?
The verse says “in” everything, not “for” everything. Thanks can be given in a hard situation without calling the situation good.
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