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1 Thessalonians 4:7

PurityIdentity and self-worth

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

6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of 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: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

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  • 1 Peter 2:9–12

    But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

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  • Ephesians 1:4

    According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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  • 1 Peter 1:14–16

    As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

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  • Romans 8:29–30

    For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

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  • Leviticus 19:2

    Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

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  • 1 Peter 2:21–22

    For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

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  • 2 Timothy 1:9

    Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

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