1 Thessalonians 4:6

1 Thessalonians 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
• New International Version (NIV)and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 4:6

4that each of you know how to possess his own body in holiness and honor, 5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God. In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly. 7For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness. 8Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

1 Thessalonians 4:6 word by word

τὸ μὴ ὑπερβαίνειν καὶ πλεονεκτεῖν ἐν τῷ πράγματι τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ· διότι ἔκδικος κύριος περὶ πάντων τούτων καθὼς καὶ προείπαμεν ὑμῖν καὶ διεμαρτυράμεθα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• noμήmē · notG3361
• go beyondὑπερβαίνωhuperbainō · to wrongG5233
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• defraudπλεονεκτέωpleonekteō · to exploitG4122
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• matterπρᾶγμαpragma · thingG4229
• because thatδιότιdioti · becauseG1360
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• the avengerἔκδικοςekdikos · avengingG1558
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• suchοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• weπρολέγωprolegō · to foretellG4302
• youσύsu · youG4771
• testifiedδιαμαρτύρομαιdiamarturomai · to testify solemnlyG1263

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 4:6

• Exodus 20:15“You shall not steal.
• Leviticus 19:11“‘You must not steal, you must not tell lies, and you must not deal falsely with your fellow citizen.
• Deuteronomy 24:7If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, and regards him as mere property and sells him, that kidnapper must die. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 25:13You must not have in your bag different stone weights, a heavy and a light one.
• Proverbs 11:1The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.
• Proverbs 16:11Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.
• Proverbs 20:14“It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, he boasts.
• Proverbs 20:23The Lord abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.
• Proverbs 28:24The one who robs his father and mother and says, “There is no transgression,” is a companion to the one who destroys.
• Isaiah 5:7Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got – disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got – cries for help!
• Isaiah 59:4No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.
• Jeremiah 9:4Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.
• Ezekiel 22:13“‘See, I strike my hands together at the dishonest profit you have made, and at the bloodshed they have done among you.
• Ezekiel 45:9“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people, declares the sovereign Lord.
• Amos 8:5You say, “When will the new moon festival be over, so we can sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, so we can open up the grain bins? We’re eager to sell less for a higher price, and to cheat the buyer with rigged scales!
• Zephaniah 3:5The just Lord resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. Yet the unjust know no shame.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother - That no man should by any means endeavor to corrupt the wife of another, or to alienate her affections or fidelity from her husband; this I believe to be the apostle's meaning, though some understand it of covetousness, overreaching, tricking, cheating, and cozenage in general. The Lord is the avenger of all such - He takes up the cause of the injured husband wherever the case has not been detected by man…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6That no man go beyond - ̔́ huperbaineinThis word means, “to make to go over,” as, e. g., a wall or mountain; then, to overpass, to wit, certain limits, to transgress; and then to go too far, i. e., to go beyond right - hence to cheat or defraud. It is not used elsewhere in the New Testament. The idea of overreaching is that which is implied in its use here. And defraud - ͂ pleonekteinMargin, “oppress,” or “overreach.” This word properly means, to have…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18The second part of the letter discusses Timothy's news about the church and the questions the Christians had for Paul. Paul addresses: the problem of sexual immorality (4:3–8) before responding to the Thessalonians’ questions about love for other Christians (4:9–12), the fate of Christians who have died (4:13–18), and the timing of "the Day of the Lord" (5:1–11). Paul offers advice on topics such as leadership and community relations, the relationship…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. go beyond--transgress the bounds of rectitude in respect to his "brother." defraud--"overreach" [Alford]; "take advantage of" [Edmunds]. in any matter--rather as Greek, "in the matter"; a decorous expression for the matter now in question; the conjugal honor of his neighbor as a husband, 1Th 4:4; 1Th 4:7 also confirms this view; the word "brother" enhances the enormity of the crime. It is your brother whom you wrong (compare Pr 6:27-33). the Lord--the…Read the comment

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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