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1 Thessalonians 4:6
6This means one must not transgress against and take advantage of a brother or sister in this manner, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you.
1 Thessalonians 4:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
- New International Version (NIV)and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 4:6
4that each of you knows how to control his own body in holiness and honor, 5not with lustful passions, like the Gentiles, who don’t know God. This means one must not transgress against and take advantage of a brother or sister in this manner, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you. 7For God has not called us to impurity but to live in holiness. 8Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 41 Thessalonians 4:6 word by word
τὸ μὴ ὑπερβαίνειν καὶ πλεονεκτεῖν ἐν τῷ πράγματι τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ· διότι ἔκδικος κύριος περὶ πάντων τούτων καθὼς καὶ προείπαμεν ὑμῖν καὶ διεμαρτυράμεθα.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- noμήmē · notG3361
- go beyondὑπερβαίνωhuperbainō · to wrongG5233
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- defraudπλεονεκτέωpleonekteō · to exploitG4122
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- matterπρᾶγμαpragma · thingG4229
- because thatδιότιdioti · becauseG1360
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- the avengerἔκδικοςekdikos · avengingG1558
- ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- suchοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- weπρολέγωprolegō · to foretellG4302
- youσύsu · youG4771
- testifiedδιαμαρτύρομαιdiamarturomai · to testify solemnlyG1263
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 4:6
- Exodus 20:15Do not steal.
- Leviticus 19:11“Do not steal. Do not act deceptively or lie to one another.
- Deuteronomy 24:7“If a man is discovered kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from you.
- Deuteronomy 25:13“Do not have differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
- Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but an accurate weight is his delight.
- Proverbs 16:11Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his concern.
- Proverbs 20:14“It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says, but after he is on his way, he gloats.
- Proverbs 20:23Differing weights are detestable to the Lord, and dishonest scales are unfair.
- Proverbs 28:24The one who robs his father or mother and says, “That’s no sin,” is a companion to a person who destroys.
- Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the Lord of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah, the plant he delighted in. He expected justice but saw injustice; he expected righteousness but heard cries of despair.
- Isaiah 59:4No one makes claims justly; no one pleads honestly. They trust in empty and worthless words; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
- Jeremiah 9:4Everyone has to be on guard against his friend. Don’t trust any brother, for every brother will certainly deceive, and every friend spread slander.
- Ezekiel 22:13“‘Now look, I clap my hands together against the dishonest profit you have made and against the blood shed among you.
- Ezekiel 45:9“This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far, princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
- Amos 8:5asking, “When will the New Moon be over so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, so we may market wheat? We can reduce the measure while increasing the price and cheat with dishonest scales.
- Zephaniah 3:5The righteous Lord is in her; he does no wrong. He applies his justice morning by morning; he does not fail at dawn, yet the one who does wrong knows no shame.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother - That no man should by any means endeavor to corrupt the wife of another, or to alienate her affections or fidelity from her husband; this I believe to be the apostle's meaning, though some understand it of covetousness, overreaching, tricking, cheating, and cozenage in general. The Lord is the avenger of all such - He takes up the cause of the injured husband wherever the case has not been detected by man…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6That no man go beyond - ̔́ huperbaineinThis word means, “to make to go over,” as, e. g., a wall or mountain; then, to overpass, to wit, certain limits, to transgress; and then to go too far, i. e., to go beyond right - hence to cheat or defraud. It is not used elsewhere in the New Testament. The idea of overreaching is that which is implied in its use here. And defraud - ͂ pleonekteinMargin, “oppress,” or “overreach.” This word properly means, to have…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18The second part of the letter discusses Timothy's news about the church and the questions the Christians had for Paul. Paul addresses: the problem of sexual immorality (4:3–8) before responding to the Thessalonians’ questions about love for other Christians (4:9–12), the fate of Christians who have died (4:13–18), and the timing of "the Day of the Lord" (5:1–11). Paul offers advice on topics such as leadership and community relations, the relationship…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. go beyond--transgress the bounds of rectitude in respect to his "brother." defraud--"overreach" [Alford]; "take advantage of" [Edmunds]. in any matter--rather as Greek, "in the matter"; a decorous expression for the matter now in question; the conjugal honor of his neighbor as a husband, 1Th 4:4; 1Th 4:7 also confirms this view; the word "brother" enhances the enormity of the crime. It is your brother whom you wrong (compare Pr 6:27-33). the Lord--the…Read the comment
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