New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Thessalonians 4:3-10

3For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,your sanctificationἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38; that is, that youabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromsexualπορνείας·porneiasG4202immoralityG4202;

4thateachἕκαστονhekastonG1538of you knowG3609howG3609topossessκτᾶσθαιktasthaiG2932his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632in sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38andhonorτιμῇ,timēaG5092,

5not inlustfulἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939passionπάθειpatheiG3806,likeκαθάπερkathaperG2509the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484whodo not knowG3609Godθεόν·theonG2316;

6andthat noμὴmēG3361man transgressὑπερβαίνεινhuperbaineinG5233anddefraudπλεονεκτεῖνpleonekteinG4122his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80in the matterπράγματιpragmatiG4229becauseδιότιdiotiG1360the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is theavengerἔκδικοςekdikosG1558in allπάντωνpantōnG3956theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as we alsoG2532toldG4275you beforeG4275and solemnlyG1263warnedG1263you.

7ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316has not calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564us forthe purpose of impurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167, butin sanctificationἁγιασμῷ.hagiasmōG38.

8SoτοιγαροῦνtoigarounG5105,he who rejectsἀθετῶνathetōnG114thisis not rejectingἀθετεῖatheteiG114manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444but the GodθεὸνtheonG2316whogivesδιδόνταdidontaG1325His HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151to you.

9NowδὲdeG1161as to theloveφιλαδελφίαςphiladelphiasG5360of the brethrenG5360, youhaveἔχετεecheteG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532for anyoneto writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125to you, for you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846aretaughtG2312by GodG2312to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240;

10for indeedκαὶkaiG2532you do practiceποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160it towardεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80whoG3588are in allὅλῃholēG3650MacedoniaΜακεδονίᾳ.¶MakedoniaG3109.But we urgeΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, toexcelπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052stillG3123moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123,

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