1 Thessalonians 4
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1 Thessalonians 4:3-7

3ForγάρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588G2316, evenyourὑμῶν,humōnG4771sanctificationὁ ἁγιασμὸςho hagiasmosG3588G38,thatG568yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771should abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromἀπὸapoG575fornicationτῆς πορνείας·tēs porneiasG3588G4202:
4τὸtoG3588ThatG1492every oneἕκαστονhekastonG1538of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771should know howG1492to possessκτᾶσθαιktasthaiG2932hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632inἐνenG1722sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38andκαὶkaiG2532honourτιμῇ,timēaG5092;
5NotμὴmēG3361inἐνenG1722the lustπάθειpatheiG3806of concupiscenceἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθάπερkathaperG2509the Gentilesτὰ ἔθνηta ethnēG3588G1484whichτὰtaG3588knowG1492notμὴmēG3361Godτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588G2316:
6ThatG3588noμὴmēG3361mango beyondὑπερβαίνεινhuperbaineinG5233andκαὶkaiG2532defraudπλεονεκτεῖνpleonekteinG4122hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG3588G80inἐνenG1722anymatterπράγματιpragmatiG3588G4229:because thatδιότιdiotiG1360the LordκύριοςkuriosG3588G2962isthe avengerἔκδικοςekdikosG1558ofπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956suchτούτωνtoutōnG3778,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531weG4302alsoκαὶkaiG2532have forewarnedG4302youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532testifiedδιεμαρτυράμεθα.diemarturamethaG1263.
7ForγὰρgarG1063Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316hathG2564notοὐouG3756calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564usG1473untoἐπὶepiG1909uncleannessἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235untoἐνenG1722holinessἁγιασμῷ.hagiasmōG38.
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