God’s Word Translation
1 Thessalonians 4:6
6No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this.
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
4Each of you should know that finding a husband or wife for yourself is to be done in a holy and honorable way, 5not in the passionate, lustful way of people who don’t know God. No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this. 7God didn’t call us to be sexually immoral but to be holy. 8Therefore, whoever rejects this ⌞order⌟ is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
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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“Never steal.
- Leviticus 19:11“Never steal, lie, or deceive your neighbor.
- Deuteronomy 24:7Whoever kidnaps another Israelite must die. The kidnapper must die, whether he treated the other person like a slave or sold him. You must get rid of this evil.
- Deuteronomy 25:13Never carry two sets of weights, a heavier one and a lighter one.
- Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are disgusting to the Lord, but accurate weights are pleasing to him.
- Proverbs 16:11Honest balances and scales belong to the Lord. He made the entire set of weights.
- Proverbs 20:14“Bad! Bad!” says the buyer. Then, as he goes away, he brags ⌞about his bargain⌟.
- Proverbs 20:23A double standard of weights is disgusting to the Lord, and dishonest scales are no good.
- Proverbs 28:24The one who robs his father or his mother and says, “It isn’t wrong!” is a companion to a vandal.
- Isaiah 5:7The vineyard of the Lord of Armies is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the garden of his delight. He hoped for justice but saw only slaughter, for righteousness but heard only cries of distress.
- Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice, and no one pleads his case truthfully. People trust pointless arguments and speak lies. They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
- Jeremiah 9:4“Beware of your neighbors. Don’t trust your relatives. Every relative cheats. Every neighbor goes around slandering.
- Ezekiel 22:13“ ‘I will use my power against you because of the excessive profits you have made and the murders you have committed.
- Ezekiel 45:9“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’ve had enough of you, you princes of Israel. Stop your violence and looting, and do what is fair and right. Stop evicting my people, declares the Almighty Lord.
- Amos 8:5You say to yourselves, “When will the New Moon Festival be over so that we can sell more grain? When will the day of rest—a holy day, be over so that we can sell more wheat? We can shrink the size of the bushel baskets, increase the cost, and cheat with dishonest scales.
- Zephaniah 3:5The righteous Lord is in that city. He does no wrong. He brings his judgment to light every morning. He does not fail. But those who are perverted are shameless.
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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