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1 Thessalonians 4

1Fortherest,then,brethren,webegG2065youandexhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870youin[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,evenG2532asyehavereceivedG3880fromushowG4459yeoughtG1163towalkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043andpleaseἀρέσκεινareskeinG700GodθεῷtheōG2316,evenG2532asyealsoG2532dowalkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043,thatyewouldaboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052stillmoreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123.

2ForyeknowwhatchargeswegaveG1325youthroughtheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

3ForthisisG1510[the]willofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316, [even]yoursanctificationἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38,thatyeshouldabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromfornication;

4thateachofyouknowhowtopossesshisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632insanctificationG38andhonour,

5(notinpassionatedesireG1939,evenG2532asthenationsG1484whoknownotGodθεόν·theonG2316,)

6notoversteppingtherightsofandwronginghisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80inthematterπράγματιpragmatiG4229,becausetheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962[is]theavengerofallthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,evenG2532aswealsoG2532toldyoubefore,andhavefullytestifiedG1263.

7ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316hasnotcalledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564ustouncleanness,butinsanctificationG38.

8Hethereforethat[inthis] disregards [hisbrother], disregards,notmanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,butGodθεὸνtheonG2316,whohasgivenG1325alsoκαὶkaiG2532hisHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151toyou.

9NowδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012brotherlyφιλαδελφίαςphiladelphiasG5360loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25yehavenoneedχρείανchreianG5532thatweshouldwriteγράφεινgrapheinG1125toyou,foryeyourselvesareG1510taughtofGodtoloveG25oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240another.

10ForalsoG2532yedothistowardsallthebrethreninthewholeG3650ofMacedoniaΜακεδονίᾳ.¶MakedoniaG3109;butweexhortΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870you,brethren,toaboundπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052stillmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123,

11andtoseek earnestlytobequietandmindyourownἴδιαidiaG2398affairs,andworkἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038withyour[ownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398]handsχερσὶνchersinG5495,evenG2532aswechargedyou,

12thatyemaywalkπεριπατῆτεperipatēteG4043reputably towardsthosewithout,andmayhaveneedχρείανchreianG5532ofnooneμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367.

13ButwedonotwishG2309youtobeignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethren,concerningπερὶperiG4012themthatarefallenasleepκοιμωμένων,koimōmenōnG2837,totheendthatyebenotgrievedG3076evenG2532asalsoκαὶkaiG2532therestλοιποὶloipoiG3062whohavenohopeἐλπίδα.elpidaG1680.

14ForifwebelieveπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424hasdiedG599andhasrisenG450againἀνέστη,anestēG450,soalsoG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316willbringἄξειaxeiG71withhimthosewhohavefallenasleepκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasG2837throughJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

15(ForthiswesayG3004toyouin[the]wordλόγῳlogōG3056of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,thatwe,thelivingG2198,whoremainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiG4035tothecomingoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,areinnowaytoanticipatethosewhohavefallenasleepκοιμηθέντας·koimēthentasG2837;

16fortheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962himself,withanassemblingshout,witharchangel'svoiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456andwithtrumpofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,shalldescendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597fromheavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;andthedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547shallriseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413;

17thenwe,thelivingG2198whoremain,shallbeἐσόμεθα.¶esomethaG1510caughtuptogetherἅμαhamaG260withthemin[the]cloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507,tomeetG529theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962in[the]airἀέρα·aeraG109;andthusG3779weshallbeG1510alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842with[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18SoG5620encourageπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherwiththesewordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056.)

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