1 Thessalonians 4

Living to Please God

1FinallyG3063G3767, brothersG80, we askG2065 andG2532 encourageG3870 youG4771 inG1722 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 to liveG4043 in a wayG4459 that is pleasingG700 to GodG2316, just asG2531 you have receivedG3880 fromG3844 usG1473. This is howG2531G2532 you already liveG4043, soG2443 you should do soG4052 all the moreG3123. 2ForG1063 you knowG1492 the instructionsG3852 we gaveG1325 youG4771 by the authority ofG1223 theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424.

3ForG1063 it isG1510 God’sG2316 willG2307 thatG3778 youG4771 should be holyG38: YouG4771 must abstainG568 fromG575 sexual immoralityG4202; 4eachG1538 of youG4771 must knowG1492 how to controlG2932 hisG1438 own bodyG46321 inG1722 holinessG38 andG2532 honorG5092, 5notG3361 inG1722 lustfulG1939 passionG3806 likeG2509G2532 theG3588 GentilesG1484 whoG3588 do not knowG3361G1492 GodG2316; 6and no oneG3361 should ever violateG5233 or exploitG4122 hisG846 brotherG80 inG1722 this regardG4229,2 becauseG1360 the LordG2962 will avengeG1558G4012 allG3956 suchG3778 acts, asG2531G2532 we have already toldG4302 youG4771 andG2532 solemnly warnedG1263 you. 7ForG1063 GodG2316 has notG3756 calledG2564 usG1473 toG1909 impurityG167, butG235 toG1722 holinessG38. 8AnyoneG3588, thenG5105, who rejectsG114 this command does notG3756 rejectG114 manG444 butG235 GodG2316, the veryG3588G2532 One who givesG1325 youG4771 HisG846 HolyG40 SpiritG4151.

9NowG1161 aboutG4012 brotherly loveG5360, you doG2192 notG3756 needG5532 anyone to writeG1125 to youG4771, becauseG1063 youG4771 yourselvesG846 have beenG1510 taught by GodG2312 to loveG25 one anotherG240. 10AndG2532 you are indeedG1063 showingG4160 thisG846 love toG1519 allG3956 theG3588 brothersG80 throughoutG1722G3650 MacedoniaG3109. ButG1161 we urgeG3870 youG4771, brothersG80, to excelG4052 more and moreG3123 11andG2532 to aspireG5389 to live quietlyG2270, to attend toG4238 your ownG2398 matters, andG2532 to work withG2038 yourG4771 ownG2398 handsG5495, asG2531 we instructedG3853 youG4771. 12ThenG2443 you will behaveG4043 properlyG2156 towardG4314 outsidersG1854, without beingG2192 dependentG5532 on anyone.

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The Return of the Lord

BrothersG80, we do not wantG3756G2309 youG4771 to be uninformedG50 aboutG4012 those whoG3588 sleepG2837 in death,3 so thatG2443 you will not grieveG3361G3076 likeG2531G2532 theG3588 restG3062, whoG3588 areG2192 withoutG3361 hopeG1680. 14ForG1063 sinceG1487 we believeG4100 thatG3754 JesusG2424 diedG599 andG2532 rose againG450, we also believe thatG2532G3779 GodG2316 will bringG71 withG4862 Jesus those whoG3588 have fallen asleepG2837 inG1223 Him.

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ByG1722 the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, we declareG3004 to youG4771 thatG3754 weG1473 who areG3588 aliveG2198 and remainG4035 untilG1519 theG3588 comingG3952 of theG3588 LordG2962 will by no means precedeG3756G3361G5348 those whoG3588 have fallen asleepG2837. 16ForG3754 theG3588 LordG2962 HimselfG846 will descendG2597 fromG575 heavenG3772 withG1722 a loud commandG2752, withG1722 the voiceG5456 of an archangelG743, andG2532 withG1722 the trumpetG4536 of GodG2316, andG2532 theG3588 deadG3498 inG1722 ChristG5547 will be the first to riseG450G4412. 17After thatG1899, weG1473 who areG3588 aliveG2198 and remainG4035 will be caught upG726 togetherG260 withG4862 themG846 inG1722 the cloudsG3507 toG1519 meetG529 theG3588 LordG2962 inG1519 the airG109. AndG2532 soG3779 we willG1510 always beG3842 withG4862 the LordG2962.

18ThereforeG5620 encourageG3870 one anotherG240 withG1722 theseG3778 wordsG3056.