Berean Standard Bible

1 Thessalonians 4

1FinallyΛοιπὸν οὖν,Loipon ounG3063 G3767,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we askἐρωτῶμενerōtōmenG2065andκαὶkaiG2532encourageπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ἵναinaG2443ὑμᾶςhumasG4771to liveπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043in a wayπῶςpōsG4459δεῖdeiG1163καὶkaiG2532that is pleasingἀρέσκεινareskeinG700to GodθεῷtheōG2316τὸtoG3588,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531you have receivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG1473.This is howκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532you already liveπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043,soἵναinaG2443you should do soπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052all the moreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123.

2ForγὰρgarG1063you knowG1492theτίναςtinasG5101instructionsπαραγγελίαςparangeliasG3852we gaveἐδώκαμενedōkamenG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771by the authority ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

3ForγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦ,theouG2316willθέλημαthelēmaG2307thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778youὑμῶν,humōnG4771ὁhoG3588should be holyἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38:YouὑμᾶςhumasG4771must abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588sexual immoralityπορνείας·porneiasG4202;

4eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771must knowG1492howto controlκτᾶσθαιktasthaiG2932hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438ownτὸtoG3588bodyσκεῦοςskeuosG4632inἐνenG1722holinessἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38andκαὶkaiG2532honorτιμῇ,timēaG5092,

5notμὴmēG3361inἐνenG1722lustfulἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939passionπάθειpatheiG3806likeκαθάπερ καὶkathaper kaiG2509 G2532theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484whoτὰtaG3588do not knowμὴmēG3361 G1492τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν·theonG2316;

6andno oneμὴmēG3361τὸtoG3588should ever violateὑπερβαίνεινhuperbaineinG5233orκαὶkaiG2532exploitπλεονεκτεῖνpleonekteinG4122hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τῷtōG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80inἐνenG1722thisτὸνtonG3588regardπράγματιpragmatiG4229,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962will avengeἔκδικος περὶekdikos periG1558 G4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956suchτούτωνtoutōnG3778acts,asκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532we have already toldG4302youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532solemnly warnedδιεμαρτυράμεθα.diemarturamethaG1263you.

7ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has notοὐouG3756calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564usG1473toἐπὶepiG1909impurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἐνenG1722holinessἁγιασμῷ.hagiasmōG38.

8AnyoneὁhoG3588,thenτοιγαροῦνtoigarounG5105,who rejectsἀθετῶνathetōnG114this commanddoes notοὐκoukG3756rejectἀθετεῖatheteiG114manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444butἀλλὰallaG235τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,the veryτὸν καὶton kaiG3588 G2532One whogivesδιδόνταdidontaG1325εἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.¶humasG4771HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40τὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

9NowδὲdeG1161aboutΠερὶPeriG4012τῆςtēsG3588brotherly loveφιλαδελφίαςphiladelphiasG5360,you doἔχετεecheteG2192notοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532anyoneto writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125to youὑμῖν·huminG4771,becauseγὰρgarG1063youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846have beenἐστεesteG1510taught by GodθεοδίδακτοίtheodidaktoiG2312εἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25one anotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532you are indeedγὰρgarG1063showingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160thisαὐτὸautoG846lovetoεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80τοὺςtousG3588throughoutἐν ὅλῃen holēG1722 G3650τῇtēaG3588MacedoniaΜακεδονίᾳ.¶MakedoniaG3109.ButδὲdeG1161we urgeΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,to excelπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052more and moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123

11andκαὶkaiG2532to aspireφιλοτιμεῖσθαιphilotimeisthaiG5389to live quietlyἡσυχάζεινhēsuchazeinG2270καὶkaiG2532,to attend toπράσσεινprasseinG4238your ownἴδιαidiaG2398mattersτὰtaG3588,andκαὶkaiG2532to work withἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588ownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσὶνchersinG5495,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we instructedπαρηγγείλαμεν·parēngeilamenG3853youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

12ThenἵναinaG2443you will behaveπεριπατῆτεperipatēteG4043properlyεὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōsG2156towardπρὸςprosG4314τοὺςtousG3588outsidersἔξωexōG1854, withoutκαὶkaiG2532beingἔχητε.¶echēteG2192dependentχρείανchreianG5532on anyoneμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367.

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13δὲdeG1161Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we do not wantΟὐ θέλομενOu thelomenG3756 G2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to be uninformedἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50aboutπερὶperiG4012those whoτῶνtōnG3588sleepκοιμωμένων,koimōmenōnG2837in death,so thatἵναinaG2443you will not grieveμὴ λυπῆσθεmē lupēstheG3361 G3076likeκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532theοἱhoiG3588restλοιποὶloipoiG3062,whoοἱhoiG3588areἔχοντεςechontesG2192withoutμὴmēG3361hopeἐλπίδα.elpidaG1680.

14ForγὰρgarG1063sinceεἰeiG1487we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599andκαὶkaiG2532rose againἀνέστη,anestēG450,we also believe thatοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG2532 G3779ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316will bringἄξειaxeiG71withσὺνsunG4862Jesusαὐτῷ.¶autōG846those whoτοὺςtousG3588have fallen asleepκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasG2837inδιὰdiaG1223τοῦtouG3588HimἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

15γὰρgarG1063ΤοῦτοToutoG3778ByἐνenG1722thewordλόγῳlogōG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,we declareλέγομενlegomenG3004to youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754weG1473who areοἱhoiG3588aliveζῶντεςzōntesG2198οἱhoiG3588andremainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiG4035untilεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588comingπαρουσίανparousianG3952of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will by no means precedeοὐ μὴ φθάσωμενou mē phthasōmenG3756 G3361 G5348those whoτοὺςtousG3588have fallen asleepκοιμηθέντας·koimēthentasG2837.

16ForὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846will descendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772withἐνenG1722a loud commandκελεύσματι,keleusmatiG2752,withἐνenG1722the voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456of an archangelἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouG743,andκαὶkaiG2532withἐνenG1722thetrumpetσάλπιγγιsalpingiG4536of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547will be the first to riseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450 G4412.

17After thatἔπειταepeitaG1899,weG1473who areοἱhoiG3588aliveζῶντεςzōntesG2198οἱhoiG3588andremainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiG4035will be caught upἁρπαγησόμεθαharpagēsomethaG726togetherἅμαhamaG260withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inἐνenG1722thecloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507toεἰςeisG1519meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962inεἰςeisG1519theairἀέρα·aeraG109.AndκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we willἐσόμεθα.¶esomethaG1510always beπάντοτεpantoteG3842withσὺνsunG4862theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18ThereforeὭστεHōsteG5620encourageπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240withἐνenG1722theseτούτοις.¶toutoisG3778τοῖςtoisG3588wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056.

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