Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV
This has always seemed something of an impossibility. How does one focus attention continually on God without tripping over daily life? But what do other versions/translations of the Bible say?
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Never stop praying. (NLT)
Jesus taught that perseverance is the essential element in prayer.
E. M. Bounds
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Pray constantly. (Christian Standard Bible)
God is not bothered by our constant coming and asking.
The way to trouble God is not to come at all.
D. L. Moody
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Pray continually. (Common English Bible)
“Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend
and should be the easiest thing we do each day.”
Joyce Meyer
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Be unceasing and persistent in prayer. (Amplified Bible)
If we could see what happens when we pray, we would never cease to pray.
Louie Giglio
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Pray regularly. (Complete Jewish Bible)
Prayer is the only way to maintain a constant state of dependence on God.
David Jeremiah
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Continually be prayerful. (International Standard Version)
If God wants us to pray without ceasing,
it is because He want to answer without ceasing!
Fred A Harley Jr
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