1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly… I. BODY — sense-consciousness. II. SOUL — self-consciousness. III. SPIRIT — God-consciousness. (J. B. Heard, M. A.)There are three things of which man in his entirety consists — flesh, soul, and spirit: the one, the spirit, giving form; the other, the flesh, receiving form. The soul is intermediate between these two: sometimes it follows the spirit and is elevated by it, and sometimes it consents to the flesh and falls into earthly concupiscences. ( Irenaeus.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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