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 Living Translation (NLT)Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 4:6

4that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; 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. 7For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. 8Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

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 shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.
• Deuteronomy 24:7“If a man is found kidnapping any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and mistreats him or sells him, then that kidnapper shall die; and you shall put away the evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 25:13“You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light.
• Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.
• Proverbs 16:11Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s; All the weights in the bag are His work.
• Proverbs 20:14“It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
• Proverbs 20:23Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, And dishonest scales are not good.
• Proverbs 28:24Whoever robs his father or his mother, And says, “It is no transgression,” The same is companion to a destroyer.
• Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
• Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.
• Jeremiah 9:4“Everyone take heed to his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; For every brother will utterly supplant, And every neighbor will walk with slanderers.
• Ezekiel 22:13“Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the dishonest profit which you have made, and at the bloodshed which has been in your midst.
• Ezekiel 45:9‘Thus says the Lord God: “Enough, O princes of Israel! Remove violence and plundering, execute justice and righteousness, and stop dispossessing My people,” says the Lord God.
• Amos 8:5Saying: “When will the New Moon be past, That we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, That we may trade wheat? Making the ephah small and the shekel large, Falsifying the scales by deceit,
• Zephaniah 3:5The Lord is righteous in her midst, He will do no unrighteousness. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He never fails, But the unjust knows 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