1 Thessalonians 5 in the early church

368 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Thessalonians 5, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.

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1 Thessalonians 5:1

Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:1	On the Resurrection of the Flesh 24 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 208–212
1 Thess 5:1–2	Acta Archelai (Latin) 42 · Hegemonius	quotation, high confidence	early to mid 4th century (Greek original)
1 Thess 5:1–2	Moral Rules (Moralia) 13 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360-370
1 Thess 5:1–3	Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:1–5 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384
1 Thess 5:1–3	Letter 121.11 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:1	On the Christian Faith 5.17 · Ambrose	quotation, high confidence	ca. 378–380
1 Thess 5:1–3	Letter 198.3 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:1–3	Letter 199.8 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:1–2	Letter 199.9 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430

1 Thessalonians 5:2

For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:2	Miscellanies 5.8.49 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:2	Heads against Gaius, fragment I (on Rev 8:8) · Hippolytus of Rome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 200-235
1 Thess 5:2	On the Resurrection of the Flesh 24 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 208–212
1 Thess 5:2	On the Singleness of Clerics 35 · Anonymous	allusion, high confidence	3rd cent. (disputed)
1 Thess 5:2	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 56 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
1 Thess 5:2–3	To Quirinus 3.89 · Cyprian of Carthage	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later)
1 Thess 5:2	On the Trinity 9.59 · Hilary of Poitiers	quotation, high confidence	ca. 356–360
1 Thess 5:2	Tractates on the Psalms 137.11 · Hilary of Poitiers	allusion, high confidence	ca. 360–367
1 Thess 5:2	Ancoratus 21.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis	quotation, high confidence	374
1 Thess 5:2	Canons on the Letters of Paul 88 · Priscillian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380–400
1 Thess 5:2–3	Letter 199.37 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:2	Sermon 93.8 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 391-430
1 Thess 5:2	Poem 10, lines 304–331 · Paulinus of Nola	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 393–431
1 Thess 5:2	The Institutes 7.30 · John Cassian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 419–426
1 Thess 5:2	Part 1, chapter 16 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage	quotation, high confidence	ca. 445-450
1 Thess 5:2–3	Part 4, chapter 15 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage	quotation, high confidence	ca. 445-450

1 Thessalonians 5:3

While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:3	Against Heresies 5.30.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
1 Thess 5:3	Heads against Gaius, fragment II (on Rev 8:12) · Hippolytus of Rome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 200-235
1 Thess 5:3	4.49 · Hippolytus of Rome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 202-204
1 Thess 5:3	On the Resurrection of the Flesh 24 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 208–212
1 Thess 5:3	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 56 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
1 Thess 5:3	Homilies 13.6 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:3	Letter 199.36 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:3	Letter 199.39 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:3	Letter 199.40 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:3	Homilies on Matthew 77.2 · John Chrysostom	quotation, high confidence	ca. 390
1 Thess 5:3	Homilies on Matthew 77.3 · John Chrysostom	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 390
1 Thess 5:3	Commentary on Jeremiah 5.34 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 414-419

1 Thessalonians 5:4

But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:4–11	Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:4–5 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384
1 Thess 5:4	Ancoratus 21.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis	quotation, high confidence	374
1 Thess 5:4–5	Letter 199.2 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:4	Letter 199.6 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:4–5	Letter 199.38 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–430

1 Thessalonians 5:5

For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:5	The Instructor 2.9.80 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:5	Heads against Gaius, fragment I (on Rev 8:8) · Hippolytus of Rome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 200-235
1 Thess 5:5	Fragments on Luke, column 343 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 220-254
1 Thess 5:5	PG 12:1601 (Ps 118 LXX) · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 220-254
1 Thess 5:5	Commentary on John 32.313 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 230–248
1 Thess 5:5	Homilies on Psalms 36-38 6.5 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:5	Against Celsus 2.67 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 5:5	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 59 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
1 Thess 5:5	Commentary on Matthew 12.20 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:5	Commentary on Matthew 12.37 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:5	On the Lord's Prayer 35 · Cyprian of Carthage	echo, low confidence	ca. 252
1 Thess 5:5	Symposium 8.10 · Methodius of Olympus	quotation, high confidence	late 3rd century
1 Thess 5:5	That One Must Die for the Son of God 8 · Lucifer of Cagliari	allusion, low confidence	ca. 356–361
1 Thess 5:5	Homilies on the Psalms 33.8 · Basil of Caesarea	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 360-378
1 Thess 5:5	Homilies on the Psalms 45.4 · Basil of Caesarea	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 360-378
1 Thess 5:5	Tractates on the Psalms 119.21 · Hilary of Poitiers	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360–367
1 Thess 5:5	Question 64, section 2 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–384
1 Thess 5:5	Question 107, section 6 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–384
1 Thess 5:5	On Virginity 20 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–371
1 Thess 5:5	Ancoratus 21.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis	allusion, high confidence	374
1 Thess 5:5	On Paradise 57 · Ambrose	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 375-378
1 Thess 5:5	Apostolic Constitutions 2.32.3 · Anonymous	quotation, high confidence	ca. 380
1 Thess 5:5	On the Lord's Prayer 1141 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380–394
1 Thess 5:5	Liber Orsiesii 34 · Orsiesius	quotation, high confidence	ca. 380-390
1 Thess 5:5	Canons on the Letters of Paul 23 · Priscillian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380–400
1 Thess 5:5	Letter 199.9 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:5	Tractates on Matthew 5.1 · Chromatius of Aquileia	quotation, high confidence	ca. 388–407
1 Thess 5:5	Homily 2 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, high confidence	ca. 390–394
1 Thess 5:5	Homily 4 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, high confidence	ca. 390–394
1 Thess 5:5	Homily 5 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, high confidence	ca. 390–394
1 Thess 5:5	Homily 7 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, high confidence	ca. 390–394
1 Thess 5:5	Homily 9 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, high confidence	ca. 390–394
1 Thess 5:5	Sermon 49.3 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 391-430
1 Thess 5:5	Sermon 230.1 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 391-430
1 Thess 5:5	Homily 14.4 on 1 Timothy · John Chrysostom	allusion, high confidence	ca. 392-397
1 Thess 5:5	Letters 26.5 · Paulinus of Nola	echo, low confidence	ca. 394–413
1 Thess 5:5	Letters 40.5 · Paulinus of Nola	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 394–413
1 Thess 5:5	Confessions 13.15 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 397–401
1 Thess 5:5	City of God 11.7 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	413–426
1 Thess 5:5	City of God 11.33 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	413–426
1 Thess 5:5–6	Commentary on Jeremiah 2.36 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 414-419
1 Thess 5:5	Sermon 170 · Peter Chrysologus	quotation, high confidence	ca. 425-450
1 Thess 5:5	Sermon 174 · Peter Chrysologus	allusion, low confidence	ca. 425-450
1 Thess 5:5	Celestine, ACO I.2, letter 25.5 · Celestine I, bishop of Rome	allusion, high confidence	430-432

1 Thessalonians 5:6

So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:6	The Instructor 2.9.80 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:6	Miscellanies 4.22.140 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:6	Long recension, Ephesians 8 · Anonymous	allusion, low confidence	later 4th century (probable)
1 Thess 5:6	To the Bishops of Egypt 9 · Athanasius of Alexandria	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 356
1 Thess 5:6	Moral Rules (Moralia) 13 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360-370
1 Thess 5:6	Chapter 7 · Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana	allusion, low confidence	ca. 380–414
1 Thess 5:6	On the Trinity 15.9 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 399–419
1 Thess 5:6	Sermon 144 · Peter Chrysologus	allusion, low confidence	ca. 425-450

1 Thessalonians 5:7

For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:7	The Instructor 2.9.80 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:7	Miscellanies 4.22.140 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:7	Homilies on Leviticus 7.1 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:7	On the Trinity 15.9 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 399–419
1 Thess 5:7	Against the Letter of Parmenian 2.6 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 400
1 Thess 5:7	Sermon 104 · Peter Chrysologus	quotation, high confidence	ca. 425-450

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:8	To Polycarp 6.2 · Ignatius of Antioch	echo, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
1 Thess 5:8	Oration to the Greeks 16 · Tatian	echo, low confidence	ca. 165–172
1 Thess 5:8	The Instructor 2.9.80 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:8	Exhortation to the Greeks 11.116 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:8	Miscellanies 4.22.140 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:8	On the Holy Theophany 10 · Hippolytus of Rome	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 200–235
1 Thess 5:8	On First Principles 4.3.12 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398)
1 Thess 5:8	Commentary on John 32.313 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 230–248
1 Thess 5:8	Homily on 1 Samuel 1.16 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:8	Homilies on Judges 6.2 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:8	Homilies on Numbers 7.6 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:8	Acts of Fructuosus, Augurius and Eulogius 7 · Anonymous	quotation, high confidence	259 (21 January)
1 Thess 5:8	Homilies 2.2 · Basil of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:8	Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 21.3.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis	quotation, medium confidence	374-377
1 Thess 5:8	Life of Paul the Hermit 8 · Jerome	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 375–379
1 Thess 5:8	Homily 8 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, high confidence	ca. 379–394
1 Thess 5:8	Sermon 58.13 · Augustine of Hippo	echo, medium confidence	ca. 391-430
1 Thess 5:8	Sermon 344.4 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 391-430
1 Thess 5:8	Letters 1.9 · Paulinus of Nola	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 394–413
1 Thess 5:8	Letters 24.14 · Paulinus of Nola	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 394–413
1 Thess 5:8	On Christian Doctrine 3.26 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427
1 Thess 5:8	Tractates 13 · Gaudentius of Brescia	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 397-410
1 Thess 5:8	Tractates 18 · Gaudentius of Brescia	quotation, high confidence	ca. 397-410
1 Thess 5:8	On the Trinity 15.9 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 399–419
1 Thess 5:8	Tractates on the Gospel of John 11.4 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 406–420
1 Thess 5:8	The Institutes 10.21 · John Cassian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 419–426
1 Thess 5:8	The Conferences 7.5 · John Cassian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426–429
1 Thess 5:8	Celestine, ACO I.2, letter 6.5 · Celestine I, bishop of Rome	echo, medium confidence	430-432

1 Thessalonians 5:10

He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:10	On the Christian Faith 4.10 · Ambrose	quotation, high confidence	ca. 378–380
1 Thess 5:10	Chapter 14 · Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380–414

1 Thessalonians 5:12

But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:12–13	Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384
1 Thess 5:12	Canons on the Letters of Paul 44 · Priscillian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380–400
1 Thess 5:12	Canons on the Letters of Paul 54 · Priscillian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380–400

1 Thessalonians 5:13

In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:13	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:13	Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.187 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410)

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:14	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:14	On Flight in Persecution 9 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 208–213
1 Thess 5:14	On First Principles 4.3.4 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398)
1 Thess 5:14	Homilies on Joshua 11.2 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:14	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 60 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
1 Thess 5:14	Commentary on Matthew 16.8 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:14	Apostolic Church Order 20 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 300
1 Thess 5:14	Apology for Origen 6.1 · Pamphilus of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 308–310 (Rufinus's Latin about 397)
1 Thess 5:14–22	Moral Rules (Moralia) 69 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360-370
1 Thess 5:14–18	Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:14–17 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384
1 Thess 5:14	Apostolic Constitutions 3.15.4 · Anonymous	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380
1 Thess 5:14	Liber Orsiesii 15 · Orsiesius	quotation, high confidence	ca. 380-390
1 Thess 5:14	Letter 211.15 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:14	Letter 219.1 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:14	Sermon 81.9 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 391-430
1 Thess 5:14	Sermon 340.1 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	ca. 391-430
1 Thess 5:14–15	City of God 15.6 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	413–426
1 Thess 5:14	On Faith and Works 6 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	ca. 413
1 Thess 5:14	On Grace and Free Will 17 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426
1 Thess 5:14	On Rebuke and Grace 16 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 427

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:15	Acts of John 81 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 150–200
1 Thess 5:15	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:15	Exhortation to Chastity 6 · Tertullian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 208
1 Thess 5:15	Commentary on Matthew 16.8 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:15	Letter 220.8 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:15	On Grace and Free Will 17 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426
1 Thess 5:15	On Rebuke and Grace 16 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 427

1 Thessalonians 5:16

Rejoice at all times.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:16	Commentary on Matthew 16.29 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:16	Homilies on the Psalms 33.2 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360-378
1 Thess 5:16–18	Moral Rules (Moralia) 57 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360-370
1 Thess 5:16	Homilies 4.1 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:16	Homilies 5.2 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:16	Homilies 5.9 · Basil of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:16	Historia monachorum, chapter 7 · Rufinus of Aquileia	quotation, high confidence	Greek original ca. 394-395; Rufinus's Latin ca. 404-406

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray without ceasing.
BSB

Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:17	To the Ephesians 10.1 · Ignatius of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
1 Thess 5:17	To Polycarp 1.3 · Ignatius of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
1 Thess 5:17	Sentences of Sextus 289 · Anonymous	echo, low confidence	2nd-early 3rd cent.
1 Thess 5:17	Sentence 289 (Greek) · Anonymous	echo, low confidence	2nd-early 3rd cent.
1 Thess 5:17	The Instructor 2.9.82 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:17	Miscellanies 6.12.102 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, low confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:17	Miscellanies 7.7.35 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:17	On Prayer 23 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–206
1 Thess 5:17	PG 12:1087 (Ps 1 LXX) · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 220-254
1 Thess 5:17	On Prayer 12.1 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 233–234
1 Thess 5:17	On Prayer 12.2 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 233–234
1 Thess 5:17	On Prayer 22.5 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 233–234
1 Thess 5:17	On Prayer 25.2 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 233–234
1 Thess 5:17	Homily on 1 Samuel 1.9 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:17	Homilies on Exodus 11.4 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:17	Homilies on Numbers 14.2 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:17	Homilies on Numbers 23.3 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:17	Against Celsus 8.21 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 5:17	Commentary on Matthew 14.24 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:17	Commentary on Matthew 16.22 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:17	Commentary on Romans 1.11 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406)
1 Thess 5:17	On the Lord's Prayer 36 · Cyprian of Carthage	echo, low confidence	ca. 252
1 Thess 5:17	On Jealousy and Envy 16 · Cyprian of Carthage	echo, medium confidence	ca. 256
1 Thess 5:17	Acts of Fructuosus, Augurius and Eulogius 1 · Anonymous	echo, medium confidence	259 (21 January)
1 Thess 5:17	Demonstration 4.16 · Aphrahat	echo, low confidence	337-345
1 Thess 5:17	Long recension, Polycarp 1 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	later 4th century (probable)
1 Thess 5:17	Letters 2 · Eusebius of Vercelli	allusion, medium confidence	355-360
1 Thess 5:17	Life of Antony 3 · Athanasius of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 357–360
1 Thess 5:17	Homilies on the Psalms 33.2 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360-378
1 Thess 5:17	Tractates on the Psalms 1.12 · Hilary of Poitiers	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360–367
1 Thess 5:17	Commentary on Ephesians 6.18 · Marius Victorinus	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 360–363
1 Thess 5:17	Homilies 4.1 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:17	Homilies 5.2 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:17	Commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:5 · Ambrosiaster	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 366–384
1 Thess 5:17	Letter 22.22 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:17	Letter 22.37 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:17	Letter 49.15 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:17	Letter 125.11 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:17	Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.5 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 380
1 Thess 5:17	Life of Macrina, part 4 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 380
1 Thess 5:17	Exposition of Psalm 118 6.8.1 · Ambrose	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386-397
1 Thess 5:17	Letter 130.18 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:17	Letter 188.7 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:17	Sermon 207.3 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 391-430
1 Thess 5:17	Sermon 340.2 · Augustine of Hippo	echo, low confidence	ca. 391-430
1 Thess 5:17	Homily on 1 Cor, 19.2 · John Chrysostom	quotation, high confidence	ca. 392-397
1 Thess 5:17	Against Jovinianus 1.7 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	393
1 Thess 5:17	Historia monachorum, chapter 7 · Rufinus of Aquileia	quotation, high confidence	Greek original ca. 394-395; Rufinus's Latin ca. 404-406
1 Thess 5:17	On Man's Perfection in Righteousness 18 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 415
1 Thess 5:17	Apologetic Book 32.5 · Orosius	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 415–416
1 Thess 5:17	Letter 2, chapter 1 · Zosimus, bishop of Rome	echo, low confidence	417–418
1 Thess 5:17	The Institutes 2.1 · John Cassian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 419–426
1 Thess 5:17	The Institutes 8.13 · John Cassian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 419–426
1 Thess 5:17	The Conferences 9.3 · John Cassian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426–429
1 Thess 5:17	The Conferences 9.6 · John Cassian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426–429
1 Thess 5:17	The Conferences 9.7 · John Cassian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426–429
1 Thess 5:17	The Conferences 10.14 · John Cassian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426–429
1 Thess 5:17	The Conferences 23.5 · John Cassian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 426–429

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:18	Miscellanies 6.14.113 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, low confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:18	Divine Institutes 6.25.14 · Lactantius	echo, medium confidence	ca. 303–311
1 Thess 5:18	Epitome of the Divine Institutes 62.3 · Lactantius	echo, medium confidence	ca. 314–320
1 Thess 5:18	Letter to Marcellinus 10 · Athanasius of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	uncertain, after 335
1 Thess 5:18	Oration III Against the Arians 61 · Athanasius of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 339–346
1 Thess 5:18	Oration III Against the Arians 65 · Athanasius of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 339–346
1 Thess 5:18	Homilies on the Psalms 33.2 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360-378
1 Thess 5:18	Oration 7.21 · Gregory of Nazianzus	allusion, high confidence	ca. 362–383
1 Thess 5:18	Homilies 4.1 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:18	Homilies 5.2 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:18	Homilies 8.6 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:18	Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.1 · Anonymous	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 380
1 Thess 5:18	Exposition of Psalm 118 8.53.2 · Ambrose	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 386-397
1 Thess 5:18	Letter 130.26 · Augustine of Hippo	echo, medium confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:18	Letter 131.1 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:18	Letter 188.7 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:18	Historia monachorum, chapter 7 · Rufinus of Aquileia	quotation, high confidence	Greek original ca. 394-395; Rufinus's Latin ca. 404-406
1 Thess 5:18	Letter to Valerian, paragraph 25 · Eucherius of Lyon	echo, low confidence	ca. 432

1 Thessalonians 5:19

Do not extinguish the Spirit.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:19	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:19	On Dice-Players 3 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	3rd cent. (disputed)
1 Thess 5:19	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 5:19	PG 12:1191 (Ps 9 LXX) · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 220-254
1 Thess 5:19	Letter 4 · Ammonas	quotation, high confidence	ca. 340-360
1 Thess 5:19	Letters to Serapion 1.4 · Athanasius of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 357–360
1 Thess 5:19–22	Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:18–22 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384
1 Thess 5:19	Letter 120.12 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:19	Theological Oration 3 (Or. 29), On the Son 21 · Gregory of Nazianzus	quotation, high confidence	380
1 Thess 5:19–20	Liber Orsiesii 53 · Orsiesius	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380-390
1 Thess 5:19	Eleven Tractates 3.71 · Priscillian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 380–385
1 Thess 5:19	Letter 98.3 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:19	Letter 237.7 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:19–21	Against Adimantus, a Disciple of Mani 15 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 394
1 Thess 5:19	Against Faustus the Manichaean 32.9 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, low confidence	ca. 398–400
1 Thess 5:19	Against the Letter of Parmenian 2.30 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 400
1 Thess 5:19	Sermon 26 · Peter Chrysologus	quotation, high confidence	ca. 425-450

1 Thessalonians 5:20

Do not treat prophecies with contempt,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:20	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:20	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 5:20–22	Moral Rules (Moralia) 72 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360-370
1 Thess 5:20	Eleven Tractates 3.71 · Priscillian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 380–385

1 Thessalonians 5:21

but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:21	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:21	Miscellanies 1.11.53 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:21	Miscellanies 1.28.177 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:21	Prescription against Heretics 4 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 203
1 Thess 5:21	On the Veiling of Virgins 16 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 208–213
1 Thess 5:21–22	Commentary on John 19.44 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 230–248
1 Thess 5:21	Commentary on John 32.215 · Origen	echo, medium confidence	ca. 230–248
1 Thess 5:21	Commentary on John 32.294 · Origen	echo, medium confidence	ca. 230–248
1 Thess 5:21	Homilies on Exodus 10.4 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:21	Homilies on Exodus 11.6 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:21	Homilies on Leviticus 3.8 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:21	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 28 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
1 Thess 5:21	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 33 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
1 Thess 5:21	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 68 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
1 Thess 5:21	Commentary on Matthew 17.31 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:21	Fragment 4 · Lactantius	allusion, high confidence	ca. 290-325
1 Thess 5:21	Church History 7.7.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea	echo, medium confidence	ca. 300–325
1 Thess 5:21	Homilies 18.20 · Anonymous	echo, low confidence	4th century (reworking earlier material)
1 Thess 5:21	Apology for Origen 0 · Pamphilus of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 308–310 (Rufinus's Latin about 397)
1 Thess 5:21–22	Catechetical Lecture 6.25 · Cyril of Jerusalem	quotation, high confidence	ca. 350
1 Thess 5:21–22	On Saint Athanasius 2.29 · Lucifer of Cagliari	quotation, high confidence	ca. 356–361
1 Thess 5:21–22	Letter 42 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 357–378
1 Thess 5:21	Homilies 12.6 · Basil of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:21	Epigram 37 · Damasus I of Rome	echo, low confidence	366–384
1 Thess 5:21	Letter 61.1 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:21	Letter 62.2 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:21	Letter 84.7 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:21	Letter 119.11 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:21	On the Making of Man 20 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, high confidence	379
1 Thess 5:21	Canons on the Letters of Paul 49 · Priscillian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380–400
1 Thess 5:21	On the Duties of the Clergy 2.30 · Ambrose	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–390
1 Thess 5:21–22	Apology against Jerome 1.13 · Rufinus of Aquileia	quotation, high confidence	ca. 401
1 Thess 5:21	On Nature and Grace 46 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	415

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from every form of evil.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:22	Didache 3.1 · Anonymous	echo, medium confidence	ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100)
1 Thess 5:22	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:22	Homilies on Exodus 10.4 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:22	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 28 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
1 Thess 5:22	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 33 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
1 Thess 5:22	Commentary on Matthew 17.31 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:22	Apology for Origen 0 · Pamphilus of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 308–310 (Rufinus's Latin about 397)
1 Thess 5:22	Canon 3 · Anonymous	echo, low confidence	ca. 345–348
1 Thess 5:22	Homilies 12.6 · Basil of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 363-378
1 Thess 5:22	Letter 83.2 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:22	Letter 83.4 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–430

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
BSB

Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:23	The Instructor 2.2.20 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:23	Against Heresies 5.6.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
1 Thess 5:23	2.37 · Hippolytus of Rome	echo, medium confidence	ca. 202-204
1 Thess 5:23	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 5:23	On the Resurrection of the Flesh 47 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 208–212
1 Thess 5:23	On the Resurrection of the Flesh 57 · Tertullian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 208–212
1 Thess 5:23	On First Principles 4.2.4 · Origen	echo, medium confidence	ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398)
1 Thess 5:23	Fragments on Luke, column 357 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 220-254
1 Thess 5:23	Homilies on Exodus 3.3 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
1 Thess 5:23	Homilies on Ezekiel 7.10 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s)
1 Thess 5:23	Against Celsus 2.51 · Origen	echo, medium confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 5:23	Commentary on Matthew 12.20 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:23	Commentary on Matthew 13.2 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:23	Commentary on Matthew 14.3 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:23	Commentary on Matthew 17.27 · Origen	echo, low confidence	ca. 246–248
1 Thess 5:23	Commentary on Romans 1.10 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406)
1 Thess 5:23	Commentary on Romans 7.1 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406)
1 Thess 5:23	Lepr. 9 · Methodius of Olympus	echo, medium confidence	late 3rd cent. (disputed)
1 Thess 5:23	Lepr. 11 · Methodius of Olympus	echo, medium confidence	late 3rd cent. (disputed)
1 Thess 5:23	Res. 1.62 · Methodius of Olympus	quotation, high confidence	late 3rd cent. (disputed)
1 Thess 5:23	Letter 1 · Ammonas	echo, medium confidence	ca. 340-360
1 Thess 5:23	Letter 3 · Ammonas	echo, low confidence	ca. 340-360
1 Thess 5:23	Catechetical Lecture 23.22 · Cyril of Jerusalem	quotation, high confidence	ca. 350
1 Thess 5:23	Letters to Serapion 1.7 · Athanasius of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 357–360
1 Thess 5:23	Letters 46, 47 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 357–378
1 Thess 5:23	On the Holy Spirit 53 · Didymus the Blind	quotation, high confidence	Greek ca. 360-390; Latin 387-391
1 Thess 5:23	On the Holy Spirit 55 · Didymus the Blind	quotation, high confidence	Greek ca. 360-390; Latin 387-391
1 Thess 5:23	Commentary on Ephesians 5.30 · Marius Victorinus	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360–363
1 Thess 5:23	Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384
1 Thess 5:23	Question 123, section 10 · Ambrosiaster	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 370–384
1 Thess 5:23	Letter 120.12 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Thess 5:23	Ancoratus 68.15 · Epiphanius of Salamis	allusion, medium confidence	374
1 Thess 5:23	Ancoratus 73.7 · Epiphanius of Salamis	allusion, medium confidence	374
1 Thess 5:23	Ancoratus 77.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis	quotation, high confidence	374
1 Thess 5:23	Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 64.54.10 · Epiphanius of Salamis	quotation, high confidence	374-377
1 Thess 5:23	On Cain and Abel 2.6 · Ambrose	quotation, high confidence	ca. 375-378
1 Thess 5:23	On the Making of Man 8 · Gregory of Nyssa	allusion, high confidence	379
1 Thess 5:23	Eleven Tractates 6.93 · Priscillian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 380–385
1 Thess 5:23	Eleven Tractates 6.101 · Priscillian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 380–385
1 Thess 5:23	Letter 238.15 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 386–430
1 Thess 5:23	On Faith and the Creed 8 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, low confidence	393
1 Thess 5:23	On Faith and the Creed 23 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	393
1 Thess 5:23	Tractates on the Gospel of John 52.11 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 406–420
1 Thess 5:23	On the Soul and Its Origin 1.5 · Augustine of Hippo	echo, low confidence	ca. 419–420
1 Thess 5:23	On the Soul and Its Origin 4.3 · Augustine of Hippo	echo, low confidence	ca. 419–420
1 Thess 5:23	On the Soul and Its Origin 4.19 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 419–420
1 Thess 5:23	On the Soul and Its Origin 4.36 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 419–420
1 Thess 5:23	Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 0 · Eucherius of Lyon	allusion, high confidence	ca. 420-430
1 Thess 5:23	The Conferences 22.6 · John Cassian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426–429
1 Thess 5:23–24	Book 1, chapter 24 · Anonymous	quotation, high confidence	ca. 440-450

1 Thessalonians 5:24

The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:24	To the Trallians 13.3 · Ignatius of Antioch	echo, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
1 Thess 5:24	Oration II Against the Arians 10 · Athanasius of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 339–346
1 Thess 5:24	Long recension, Trallians 13 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	later 4th century (probable)
1 Thess 5:24–25	Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:24–25 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Brothers, pray for us as well.
BSB

Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:25	Sermon 358.5 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 391-430

1 Thessalonians 5:26

Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
BSB

Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:26	Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:26 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384

1 Thessalonians 5:27

I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
BSB

Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:27	Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:27 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384

1 Thessalonians 5:28

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 5:28	Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:28 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384