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1 Thessalonians 4:3

PurityGod's will and callingSelf-controlTemptation

1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

2 For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;

4 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,

5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;

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BSB
For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
KJV
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
WEB
For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
ASV
For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;
DARBY
For this is [the] will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;
BLB
For this is the will of God—your⁺ sanctification: [for] you⁺ to abstain from sexual immorality;
ÅB
For dette er Guds vilje, deres helliggjørelse: at dere avholder dere fra hor;
OTB
For dette er Guds ønske for dere, deres helliggjørelse: at dere avstår fra seksuell umoral;
B1930
For dette er Guds vilje, eders helliggjørelse: at I avholder eder fra hor;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 4:2

    Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

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  • Romans 12:2

    Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23

    Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  • Hebrews 13:4

    Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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  • Colossians 3:5

    Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

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  • Ephesians 5:17

    Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:4

    each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,

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  • Ephesians 5:3–5

    But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

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