1 Thessalonians 5 · Verse 24

1 Thessalonians 5:24

Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:24, King James Version

1 Thessalonians 5:24 in other translations

BSBThe One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
WEBHe who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.
ASVFaithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.
YLTstedfast is He who is calling you, who also will do it.
DARBYHe is faithful who calls you, who will also perform it.
BBEGod, by whom you have been marked out in his purpose, is unchanging and will make it complete.
WebsterFaithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

What does 1 Thessalonians 5:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. Faithful--to His covenant promises (Joh 10:27-29; 1Co 1:9; 10:23; 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; Ro 8:30; 1Pe 5:10). You must not look at the foes before and behind, on the right hand and on the left, but to God's faithfulness to His promises, God's zeal for His honor, and God's love for those whom He calls.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 24. 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. 1Thes 4:3; Php 1:6; 1Cor 1:9.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28

The apostle prays that they might be sanctified more perfectly, for the best are sanctified but in part while in this world; therefore we should pray for, and press toward, complete holiness. And as we must fall, if God did not carry on his good work in the soul, we should pray to God to perfect his work, till we are presented faultless before the throne of his glory. We should pray for one another; and brethren…

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1 Thessalonians 5:24 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

πιστὸςpistos[Is] faithfulG4103
ὁhothe [One]G3588
καλῶνkalōncallingG2564
ὑμᾶς,humasyou,G4771
ὃςhoswhoG3739
καὶkaialsoG2532
ποιήσει.¶poiēseiwill do [it].G4160

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Thessalonians 5:24

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:3

    But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

  • Deuteronomy 7:9

    Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

  • 1 Corinthians 1:9

    God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • 1 Peter 5:10

    But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

  • 2 Timothy 2:13

    If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

  • Isaiah 25:1

    O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

  • Lamentations 3:23

    They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

  • John 3:33

    He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

  • Psalms 138:2

    I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

  • Revelation 17:14

    These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

  • 2 Peter 1:3

    According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Faithful.
De 7:9; Ps 36:5; 40:10; 86:15; 89:2; 92:2; 100:5; 138:2; 146:6
Isa 25:1; La 3:23; Mic 7:20; Joh 1:17; 3:33; 1Co 1:9; 10:13; 2Th 3:3
2Ti 2:13; Tit 1:2; Heb 6:17,18
calleth.
2:12; Ro 8:30; 9:24; Ga 1:15; 2Th 2:14; 2Ti 1:9; 1Pe 5:10; 2Pe 1:3
Re 17:14
who.
Nu 23:19; 2Ki 19:31; Isa 9:7; 14:24-26; 37:32; Mt 24:35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23

    And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:24

    Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:25

    Brethren, pray for us.

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1 Thessalonians 5:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Fiel es el que os ha llamado; el cual también lo hará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Celui qui vous appelle est fidèle, qui aussi le fera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Treu ist, der euch ruft; der wird es auch tun.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fidelis est, qui vocavit vos: qui etiam faciet.