In 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 Paul comes out with one of his most demanding instructions to the church there.’ Rejoice always,’ he says, ‘pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.’
Does continually really mean continually? Because that seems rather a lot… Let’s have a look at a couple of other translations.
The NRSV says ‘pray without ceasing’, the Good News has ‘pray at all times’, while The Message (which is sometimes your get out of jail free card, if you’re struggling with a phrase), also sounds pretty insistent. It says, ‘pray all the time’.
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