1 Thessalonians 4
New American Standard Bible 2020
Sanctification and Love
11FinallyG3062 thenG3767, 2brothersG80 and sisters, we requestG2065 and urgeG3870 you in the LordG2962 JesusG2424, that as you receivedG3880 instruction from us as to howG4459 you oughtG1163 to 34walkG4043 and 5pleaseG700 GodG2316 (justG2531 asG2531 you actuallyG2532 do 6walkG4043), that you 7excelG4052 even moreG3123. 2For you knowG3609 whatG5101 instructionsG3852 we gaveG1325 you 8by the authority of the LordG2962 JesusG2424. 3For thisG3778 is the willG2307 of GodG2316, your sanctificationG38; that is, that you 9abstainG568 from sexualG4202 immoralityG4202; 4that 10eachG1538 of you knowG3609 howG3609 to 11possessG2932 his ownG1438 1213vesselG4632 in sanctificationG38 and 14honorG5092, 5not in 1516lustfulG1939 passionG3806, likeG2509 the GentilesG1484 who 17do not knowG3609 GodG2316; 6and that noG3361 one violateG5233 the rightsG5233 and 18takeG4122 advantageG4122 of his brotherG80 or sister 19in the matterG4229, becauseG1360 20the LordG2962 is the avengerG1558 in allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778, justG2531 asG2531 we alsoG2532 21toldG4275 you previouslyG4275 and solemnlyG1263 warnedG1263 you. 7For 22GodG2316 has not calledG2564 us for 2324impurityG167, but in sanctificationG38. 8ThereforeG5105, the one who rejectsG114 this is not rejectingG114 manG444, but the GodG2316 who 25givesG1325 His HolyG40 SpiritG4151 to you.
9NowG1161 as to the 26loveG5360 ofG5360 theG5360 brothersG5360 and sistersG5360, you 27haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 for anyone to writeG1125 to you, for you yourselvesG846 are 28taughtG2312 byG2312 GodG2312 to loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240; 10for indeedG2532 29you practiceG4160 it towardG1519 allG3956 the brothersG80 and sisters whoG3588 are in allG3650 MacedoniaG3109. But we urgeG3870 you, brothersG80 and sisters, to 30excelG4052 even moreG3123, 11and to makeG5389 itG5389 your ambitionG5389 31to leadG2270 aG2270 quietG2270 lifeG2270 and 32attendG4238 to your ownG2398 business and 33workG2038 with your handsG5495, justG2531 asG2531 we instructedG3853 you, 12soG2443 thatG2443 you will 3435behaveG4043 properlyG2156 towardG4314 36outsidersG3588G1854 and 3738not be in anyG3367 needG5532.
Those Who Died in Christ
13But 39we do not wantG2309 you to be uninformedG50, brothersG80 and sisters, aboutG4012 thoseG3588 who 4041areG2837 asleepG2837, soG2443 thatG2443 you will not grieveG3076 as indeedG2532 42the restG3062 of mankind do, who haveG2192 43noG3361 hopeG1680. 14For ifG1487 we believeG4100 that JesusG2424 diedG599 and roseG450 from the dead, 44soG3779 alsoG2532 GodG2316 will bringG71 with Him 45thoseG3588 who have fallenG2837 asleepG2837 46throughG1223 JesusG2424. 15For we sayG3004 thisG3778 to you 47by the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, that 48we who areG2198 aliveG2198 49and remainG4035 untilG1519 50the comingG3952 of the LordG2962 will not precedeG5348 51thoseG3588 who have fallenG2837 asleepG2837. 16For the LordG2962 52HimselfG846 53will descendG2597 from heavenG3772 with a 5455shoutG2752, with the voiceG5456 of 56the archangelG743 and with the 57trumpetG4536 of GodG2316, and 58the deadG3498 in ChristG5547 will riseG450 firstG4413. 17ThenG1899 59we who areG2198 aliveG2198, who remainG4035, will be 60caughtG726 up togetherG260 with them 61in the cloudsG3507 to meetG529 the LordG2962 in the airG109, and soG3779 we will alwaysG3842 62be with the LordG2962. 18ThereforeG5620, 63comfortG3870 oneG240 anotherG240 with theseG3778 wordsG3056.
Notes
- 1. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 2 Cor 13:11; 2 Thess 3:1 ↩
- 2. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Gal 6:1; 1 Thess 5:12; 2 Thess 1:3; 2:1; 3:1, 13 ↩
- 3. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Or conduct yourselves ↩
- 4. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Eph 4:1 ↩
- 5. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 2 Cor 5:9 ↩
- 6. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Or conduct yourselves ↩
- 7. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Phil 1:9; 1 Thess 3:12; 4:10; 2 Thess 1:3 ↩
- 8. 1 Thessalonians 4:2 Lit through the Lord ↩
- 9. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 1 Cor 6:18 ↩
- 10. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 1 Cor 7:2, 9 ↩
- 11. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Or acquire ↩
- 12. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 I.e., body; or wife ↩
- 13. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 2 Cor 4:7; 1 Pet 3:7 ↩
- 14. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Rom 1:24 ↩
- 15. 1 Thessalonians 4:5 Lit passion of lust ↩
- 16. 1 Thessalonians 4:5 Rom 1:26 ↩
- 17. 1 Thessalonians 4:5 Gal 4:8 ↩
- 18. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 1 Cor 6:8 ↩
- 19. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 2 Cor 7:11 ↩
- 20. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 Rom 12:19; 13:4; Heb 13:4 ↩
- 21. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 Luke 16:28; 1 Thess 2:11; Heb 2:6 ↩
- 22. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 1 Pet 1:15 ↩
- 23. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 I.e., moral corruption ↩
- 24. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 1 Thess 2:3 ↩
- 25. 1 Thessalonians 4:8 Rom 5:5; 2 Cor 1:22; Gal 4:6; 1 John 3:24 ↩
- 26. 1 Thessalonians 4:9 John 13:34; Rom 12:10 ↩
- 27. 1 Thessalonians 4:9 2 Cor 9:1; 1 Thess 5:1 ↩
- 28. 1 Thessalonians 4:9 Jer 31:33f; John 6:45; 1 John 2:27 ↩
- 29. 1 Thessalonians 4:10 1 Thess 1:7 ↩
- 30. 1 Thessalonians 4:10 1 Thess 3:12 ↩
- 31. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 2 Thess 3:12 ↩
- 32. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 1 Pet 4:15 ↩
- 33. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Acts 18:3; Eph 4:28; 2 Thess 3:10-12 ↩
- 34. 1 Thessalonians 4:12 Lit walk ↩
- 35. 1 Thessalonians 4:12 Rom 13:13; Col 4:5 ↩
- 36. 1 Thessalonians 4:12 Mark 4:11 ↩
- 37. 1 Thessalonians 4:12 Lit have need of nothing ↩
- 38. 1 Thessalonians 4:12 Eph 4:28 ↩
- 39. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Rom 1:13 ↩
- 40. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 I.e., have died ↩
- 41. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Acts 7:60 ↩
- 42. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Eph 2:3; 1 Thess 5:6 ↩
- 43. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Eph 2:12 ↩
- 44. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 Rom 14:9; 2 Cor 4:14 ↩
- 45. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 1 Cor 15:18; 1 Thess 4:13 ↩
- 46. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 I.e., as believers ↩
- 47. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 1 Kin 13:17f; 20:35; 2 Cor 12:1; Gal 1:12 ↩
- 48. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 1 Cor 15:52; 1 Thess 5:10 ↩
- 49. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Lit who ↩
- 50. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
- 51. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 1 Cor 15:18; 1 Thess 4:13 ↩
- 52. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 1 Thess 3:11 ↩
- 53. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 1 Thess 1:10; 2 Thess 1:7 ↩
- 54. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Or cry of command ↩
- 55. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Joel 2:11 ↩
- 56. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Jude 9 ↩
- 57. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Matt 24:31 ↩
- 58. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 1 Cor 15:23; 2 Thess 2:1; Rev 14:13 ↩
- 59. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 1 Cor 15:52; 1 Thess 5:10 ↩
- 60. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 2 Cor 12:2 ↩
- 61. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Dan 7:13; Acts 1:9; Rev 11:12 ↩
- 62. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 John 12:26 ↩
- 63. 1 Thessalonians 4:18 Or encourage ↩
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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