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1 Thessalonians 4:3

PurityGod's will and callingSelf-controlTemptation

1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not 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

    That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

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  • Romans 12:2

    And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23

    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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  • Hebrews 13:4

    Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

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  • Colossians 3:5

    Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

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  • Ephesians 5:17

    Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:4

    That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

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  • Ephesians 5:3–5

    But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

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