In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
The Bible's instruction on gratitude is unusually unconditional. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 does not say give thanks for everything but "in every thing give thanks" — gratitude as a stance inside circumstances rather than a reaction to the nice ones. Psalm 107:1 and Psalm 118:1 open and close with the same line — "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever" — a sentence so central it appears in four different psalms. Colossians 3:17 makes thanksgiving the wrapper around all activity: "whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God." These fifteen verses, in full KJV text, are for practicing the habit rather than merely feeling it.
Quick answer: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 gives the command: "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." Psalm 100:4 gives the liturgy of it — "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise" — and James 1:17 gives the reason: "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above." Colossians 3:17 locates gratitude inside ordinary work and words.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
Psalms 100:4
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.
Psalms 100:5
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:17
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
Psalms 107:1
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.
James 1:17
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
Psalms 136:1
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
Ephesians 5:20
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34
I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.
Psalms 9:1
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:7
Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
Psalms 30:4
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let’s have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
Hebrews 12:28
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
Psalms 118:1
Gratitude is one of the few spiritual practices the Bible assigns a schedule to. Psalm 119:164 marks seven times a day; Daniel 6:10 records three; 1 Thessalonians 5:18 covers "every thing." The verses below are used at meals, in morning and evening prayer, at Thanksgiving observances, and — perhaps most usefully — on days when gratitude is an act of will rather than a reflex. Psalm 30:4 and Psalm 9:1 are good starting places on such days because they are themselves deliberate acts of remembering rather than reports of good moods.
Copy a verse from any card and put it where a habit needs the reminder — a kitchen wall, a journal cover, a desk edge. Each card toggles between the King James Version and the World English Bible; "O give thanks unto the LORD" becomes "Give thanks to Yahweh," the same imperative in both. A practical suggestion many readers use: pick one psalm of thanks (Psalm 100 is short enough to memorize) and carry it through a full week, then rotate. The random verse tool above can pull additional gratitude verses one at a time.
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