New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Thessalonians 4

Sanctification and Love

1FinallyG3062thenοὖν,ounG3767,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,we requestἐρωτῶμενerōtōmenG2065and urgeπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870you in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,that as you receivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880instructionfrom us as to howπῶςpōsG4459you oughtδεῖdeiG1163towalkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043andpleaseἀρέσκεινareskeinG700GodθεῷtheōG2316(justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asκαθὼςkathōsG2531you actuallyG2532dowalkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043), that youexcelπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052evenmoreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123.

2For you knowG3609whatτίναςtinasG5101instructionsπαραγγελίαςparangeliasG3852we gaveἐδώκαμενedōkamenG1325you by the authority ofthe LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

3For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,your sanctificationἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38; that is, that youabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568from sexualπορνείας·porneiasG4202immoralityG4202;

4thateachἕκαστονhekastonG1538of you knowG3609howG3609topossessκτᾶσθαιktasthaiG2932his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632in sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38andhonorτιμῇ,timēaG5092,

5not inlustfulἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939passionπάθειpatheiG3806,likeκαθάπερkathaperG2509the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484whodo not knowG3609Godθεόν·theonG2316;

6andthat noμὴmēG3361one violateG5233the rightsG5233andtakeG4122advantageG4122of his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80or sisterin the matterπράγματιpragmatiG4229,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is theavengerἔκδικοςekdikosG1558in allπάντωνpantōnG3956theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,justG2531asG2531we alsoG2532toldG4275you previouslyG4275and solemnlyG1263warnedG1263you.

7ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316has not calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564us forimpurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167,but in sanctificationἁγιασμῷ.hagiasmōG38.

8ThereforeτοιγαροῦνtoigarounG5105,the one who rejectsἀθετῶνathetōnG114thisis not rejectingἀθετεῖatheteiG114manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,but the GodθεὸνtheonG2316whogivesδιδόνταdidontaG1325His HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151to you.

9NowδὲdeG1161as to theloveφιλαδελφίαςphiladelphiasG5360ofG5360theG5360brothersG5360andsistersG5360, youhaveἔχετεecheteG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532for anyoneto writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125to you, for you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846aretaughtG2312byG2312GodG2312to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240;

10for indeedκαὶkaiG2532you practiceποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160it towardεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and sisterswhoG3588are in allὅλῃholēG3650MacedoniaΜακεδονίᾳ.¶MakedoniaG3109.But we urgeΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, toexcelπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052evenmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123,

11and to makeG5389itG5389your ambitionG5389to leadG2270aG2270quietG2270lifeG2270andattendπράσσεινprasseinG4238to your ownG2398business andworkἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038with your handsχερσὶνchersinG5495,justG2531asG2531we instructedπαρηγγείλαμεν·parēngeilamenG3853you,

12soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you willbehaveπεριπατῆτεperipatēteG4043properlyεὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōsG2156towardπρὸςprosG4314outsidersτοὺς ἔξωtous exōG3588 G1854andnot be in anyμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367needχρείανchreianG5532.

Those Who Died in Christ

13Butwe do not wantθέλομενthelomenG2309you to be uninformedἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,aboutπερὶperiG4012thoseG3588whoareG2837asleepκοιμωμένων,koimōmenōnG2837,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you will not grieveλυπῆσθεlupēstheG3076as indeedκαὶkaiG2532the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062of mankind do,who haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192noG3361hopeἐλπίδα.elpidaG1680.

14For ifεἰeiG1487we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599and roseἀνέστη,anestēG450from the dead,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316will bringἄξειaxeiG71with HimthoseG3588who have fallenG2837asleepκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasG2837throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

15For we sayλέγομενlegomenG3004thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778to youby the wordλόγῳlogōG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962, thatwe who areG2198aliveG2198and remainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiG4035untilεἰςeisG1519the comingπαρουσίανparousianG3952of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will not precedeφθάσωμενphthasōmenG5348thoseG3588who have fallenG2837asleepκοιμηθέντας·koimēthentasG2837.

16For the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846will descendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597from heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772with ashoutκελεύσματι,keleusmatiG2752,with the voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456of thearchangelἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouG743and with thetrumpetσάλπιγγιsalpingiG4536of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andthe deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547will riseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413.

17ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899we who areG2198aliveG2198,who remainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiG4035, will becaughtἁρπαγησόμεθαharpagēsomethaG726up togetherἅμαhamaG260with themin the cloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507to meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962in the airἀέρα·aeraG109,and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we will alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842be with the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18ThereforeὭστεHōsteG5620,comfortπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240with theseτούτοις.¶toutoisG3778wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056.

Sanctification and Love

Those Who Died in Christ

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4