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1 Thessalonians 4:7

PurityIdentity and self-worth

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

6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

9 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

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BSB
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
KJV
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
WEB
For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
ASV
For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
DARBY
For God has not called us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.
BLB
For God did not call us to impurity, but in sanctification.
ÅB
For Gud kalte oss ikke til urenhet, men til helliggjørelse.
OTB
For Gud har ikke kalt oss til urenhet, men til å leve et hellig liv.
B1930
For Gud kalte oss ikke til urenhet, men til helliggjørelse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 11:44

    For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

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  • 1 Peter 2:9–12

    But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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  • Ephesians 1:4

    For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

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  • 1 Peter 1:14–16

    As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.

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  • Romans 8:29–30

    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

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  • Leviticus 19:2

    “Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

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  • 1 Peter 2:21–22

    For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

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  • 2 Timothy 1:9

    He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

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