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1 Thessalonians 4:1-9

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;

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