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1 Thessalonians 4

1FinallyΛοιπὸνLoiponG3063then,brethren,webeseechandexhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870youintheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,that,asyereceivedG3880ofushowG4459yeoughtG1163towalkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043andtopleaseἀρέσκεινareskeinG700GodθεῷtheōG2316,evenG2532asyedowalkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043,—thatyeaboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052moreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123andmoreG3123.

2ForyeknowwhatchargeG3852wegaveG1325youthroughtheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

3ForthisisG1510thewillofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,evenyoursanctificationἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38,thatyeabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromfornication;

4thateachoneG1538ofyouknowhowtopossesshimselfofhisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632insanctificationG38andhonorτιμῇ,timēaG5092,

5notinthepassionπάθειpatheiG3806oflustG1939,evenG2532astheGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484whoknownotGodθεόν·theonG2316;

6thatnomanG3778transgress,andwronghisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80inthematterπράγματιpragmatiG4229:becausetheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962isanavengerinallthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,asalsoG2532weforewarnedyouandtestifiedG1263.

7ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564usnotforuncleanness,butinsanctificationG38.

8Thereforehethatrejecteth, rejectethnotmanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,butGodθεὸνtheonG2316,whogivethhisHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151untoyou.

9ButconcerningΠερὶPeriG4012loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25ofthebrethrenyehavenoneedχρείανchreianG5532thatoneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125untoyou:foryeyourselvesareG1510taughtofGodtoloveG25oneG240another;

10forindeedyedoittowardallthebrethrenthatareinallMacedoniaΜακεδονίᾳ.¶MakedoniaG3109.ButweexhortΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870you,brethren,thatyeaboundπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123andmoreG3123;

11andthat ye studytobequiet,andtodoyourownG2398business,andtoworkἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038withyourhandsχερσὶνchersinG5495,evenG2532aswechargedyou;

12thatyemaywalkπεριπατῆτεperipatēteG4043becominglytowardthemthatarewithout,andmayhaveneedχρείανchreianG5532ofnothingG3367.

13ButwewouldG2309nothaveyouignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethren,concerningπερὶperiG4012themthatfallasleepκοιμωμένων,koimōmenōnG2837;thatyesorrownot,evenG2532astherestλοιποὶloipoiG3062,whohavenohopeἐλπίδα.elpidaG1680.

14ForifwebelieveπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424diedG599androseG450againἀνέστη,anestēG450,evenG2532sothemalsoG2532thatarefallenasleepκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasG2837inJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424willGodθεὸςtheosG2316bringἄξειaxeiG71withhim.

15ForthiswesayG3004untoyoubythewordλόγῳlogōG3056oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,thatwethatarealiveG2198,thatareleft untothecomingoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,shallinnowiseprecedethemthatarefallenasleepκοιμηθέντας·koimēthentasG2837.

16FortheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962himselfshalldescendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597fromheavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,withashout,withthevoiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456ofthearchangelἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouG743,andwiththetrumpofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:andthedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547shallriseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413;

17thenwethatareἐσόμεθα.¶esomethaG1510aliveG2198,thatareG1510left,shalltogetherἅμαhamaG260withthembeG1510caughtupinthecloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507,tomeetG529theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962intheairἀέρα·aeraG109:andsoshallweeverbeG1510withtheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18WhereforecomfortG3870oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherwiththesewordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056.

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