Clip (<5 mins)
New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
Do You “Quench” your Thirst or the Holy Spirit? (1 Thess 5:19)
Theologian
Bill Mounce
Duration
3.44
Uploaded to YouTube
31 May 2023
Added to Database
17 December 2025
YouTube description
The challenge of translating “quench” is that 1 Thess 5:19 is a famous verse, the normal meaning of the word doesn't fit the biblical context, and the Greek word behind it has an interesting range of meaning.