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1 Thessalonians 4

1FurthermoreΛοιπὸνLoiponG3588 G3063thenοὖν,ounG3767we beseechἐρωτῶμενerōtōmenG2065youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,andG2532exhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870youbyἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,that asG2531ye have receivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG1473G3588howπῶςpōsG4459yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771oughtδεῖdeiG1163to walkG4043andG2532to pleaseἀρέσκεινareskeinG700GodθεῷtheōG2316, soG2443ye would aboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052more and moreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123.

2ForγὰρgarG1063ye knowG1492whatτίναςtinasG5101commandmentsπαραγγελίαςparangeliasG3852we gaveἐδώκαμενedōkamenG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771byδιὰdiaG1223the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

3ForγάρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316, evenyourὑμῶν,humōnG4771sanctificationὁ ἁγιασμὸςho hagiasmosG3588 G38,thatG568yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771should abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromἀπὸapoG575fornicationτῆς πορνείας·tēs porneiasG3588 G4202:

4τὸtoG3588ThatG1492every oneἕκαστονhekastonG1538of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771should know howG1492to possessκτᾶσθαιktasthaiG2932hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632inἐνenG1722sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38andκαὶkaiG2532honourτιμῇ,timēaG5092;

5NotμὴmēG3361inἐνenG1722the lustπάθειpatheiG3806of concupiscenceἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθάπερkathaperG2509the Gentilesτὰ ἔθνηta ethnēG3588 G1484whichτὰtaG3588knowG1492notμὴmēG3361Godτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588 G2316:

6ThatG3588noμὴmēG3361mango beyondὑπερβαίνεινhuperbaineinG5233andκαὶkaiG2532defraudπλεονεκτεῖνpleonekteinG4122hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG3588 G80inἐνenG1722anymatterπράγματιpragmatiG3588 G4229:because thatδιότιdiotiG1360the LordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962isthe avengerἔκδικοςekdikosG1558ofπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956suchτούτωνtoutōnG3778,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531weG4302alsoκαὶkaiG2532have forewarnedG4302youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532testifiedδιεμαρτυράμεθα.diemarturamethaG1263.

7ForγὰρgarG1063Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hathG2564notοὐouG3756calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564usG1473untoἐπὶepiG1909uncleannessἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235untoἐνenG1722holinessἁγιασμῷ.hagiasmōG38.

8ὁhoG3588τὸνtonG3588HeG114thereforeτοιγαροῦνtoigarounG5105that despisethG114,despisethG114notοὐκoukG3756manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,butἀλλὰallaG235Godθεὸν τὸνtheon tonG3588 G2316,whoτὸtoG3588hathG1325alsoκαὶkaiG2532givenG1325untoεἰςeisG1519usG1473hisαὐτοῦautouG846holyἅγιονhagionG40Spiritπνεῦμα τὸpneuma toG3588 G4151.

9τῆςtēsG3588χρείανchreianG5532ButδὲdeG1161as touchingΠερὶPeriG4012brotherly loveφιλαδελφίας τὸphiladelphias toG3588 G5360ye needἔχετεecheteG2192notοὐouG3756that I writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771:forγὰρgarG1063yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846areἐστεesteG1510taught of GodθεοδίδακτοίtheodidaktoiG2312toεἰςeisG1519loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25one anotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532indeedγὰρgarG1063ye doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160itαὐτὸautoG846towardεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956the brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80whichτοὺςtousG3588areinἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650Macedoniaτῇ Μακεδονίᾳ.¶tēa MakedoniaG3588 G3109:butδὲdeG1161we beseechΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,that ye increaseπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052more and moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123;

11τὰtaG3588ταῖςtaisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532that ye studyφιλοτιμεῖσθαιphilotimeisthaiG5389to be quietἡσυχάζεινhēsuchazeinG2270,andκαὶkaiG2532to doπράσσεινprasseinG4238your ownbusinessG2398,andκαὶkaiG2532to workἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038withG2398yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ownG2398handsχερσὶνchersinG5495,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we commandedπαρηγγείλαμεν·parēngeilamenG3853youὑμῖνhuminG4771;

12ThatἵναinaG2443ye may walkπεριπατῆτεperipatēteG4043honestlyεὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōsG2156towardπρὸςprosG4314them that areτοὺςtousG3588withoutἔξωexōG1854,andκαὶkaiG2532thatye may haveἔχητε.¶echēteG2192lackχρείανchreianG5532of nothingμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367.

13τῶνtōnG3588οἱhoiG3588οἱhoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161I wouldG2309notΟὐOuG3756haveG2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to be ignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,concerningπερὶperiG4012them which are asleepκοιμωμένων,koimōmenōnG2837,thatἵναinaG2443ye sorrowλυπῆσθεlupēstheG3076notμὴmēG3361,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531othersλοιποὶloipoiG3062which haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192noμὴmēG3361hopeἐλπίδα.elpidaG1680.

14ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599andκαὶkaiG2532rose againἀνέστη,anestēG450,even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779themὁhoG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532which sleepκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasG2837inδιὰdiaG1223Jesusτοὺς Ἰησοῦtous IēsouG3588 G2424willG71Godθεὸς τοῦtheos touG3588 G2316bringἄξειaxeiG71withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

15ForγὰρgarG1063thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778we sayλέγομενlegomenG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722the wordλόγῳlogōG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,thatὅτιhotiG3754weG1473which are aliveοἱ ζῶντεςhoi zōntesG3588 G2198andremainοἱ περιλειπόμενοιhoi perileipomenoiG3588 G4035untoεἰςeisG1519the comingτὴν παρουσίανtēn parousianG3588 G3952of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962shallG5348notοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361preventG5348them which are asleepτοὺς κοιμηθέντας·tous koimēthentasG3588 G2837.

16ὁhoG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754the Lordκύριος οἱkurios hoiG3588 G2962himselfαὐτὸςautosG846shall descendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772withἐνenG1722a shoutκελεύσματι,keleusmatiG2752,withἐνenG1722the voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456of the archangelἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouG743,andκαὶkaiG2532withἐνenG1722the trumpσάλπιγγιsalpingiG4536of GodθεοῦtheouG2316:andκαὶkaiG2532the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547shall riseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450firstG4412:

17οἱhoiG3588οἱhoiG3588ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899weG1473which are aliveζῶντεςzōntesG2198andremainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiG4035shall be caught upἁρπαγησόμεθαharpagēsomethaG726togetherἅμαhamaG260withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inἐνenG1722the cloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507,toεἰςeisG1519meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962inεἰςeisG1519the airἀέρα·aeraG109:andκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shall weG1510everπάντοτεpantoteG3842beἐσόμεθα.¶esomethaG1510withσὺνsunG4862the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18WhereforeὭστεHōsteG5620comfortπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240withἐνenG1722theseτούτοις.¶toutoisG3778wordsτοῖς λόγοιςtois logoisG3588 G3056.

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