English Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 4:6
6that 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 4:6
4that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, 5not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; 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. 7For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. 8Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
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 20:15"You shall not steal.
- Leviticus 19:11"You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.
- Deuteronomy 24:7"If a man is found stealing one of his brothers of the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
- Deuteronomy 25:13"You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small.
- Proverbs 11:1A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.
- Proverbs 16:11A just balance and scales are the Lord's; all the weights in the bag are his work.
- Proverbs 20:14"Bad, bad," says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
- Proverbs 20:23Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
- Proverbs 28:24Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is a companion to a man who destroys.
- Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, an outcry!
- Isaiah 59:4No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
- Jeremiah 9:4Let everyone beware of his neighbor, and put no trust in any brother, for every brother is a deceiver, and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
- Ezekiel 22:13"Behold, I strike my hand at the dishonest gain that you have made, and at the blood that has been in your midst.
- Ezekiel 45:9"Thus says the Lord God: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness. Cease your evictions of my people, declares the Lord God.
- Amos 8:5saying, "When will the new moon be over, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the shekel great and deal deceitfully with false balances,
- Zephaniah 3:5The Lord within her is righteous; he does no injustice; every morning he shows forth his justice; each dawn he does not fail; but the unjust 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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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
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- Illustrated New Testament
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- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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