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1 Thessalonians 4:3-10

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

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