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1 Thessalonians 4:1-9

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.

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