1 Thessalonians 4

1FurthermoreG3588G3063 thenG3767 we beseechG2065 youG4771, brethrenG80, andG2532 exhortG3870 you byG1722 the LordG2962 JesusG2424, that asG2531 ye have receivedG3880 ofG3844 usG1473 howG4459 yeG4771 oughtG1163 to walkG4043 andG2532 to pleaseG700 GodG2316, so ye would aboundG4052 more and moreG3123. 2ForG1063 ye knowG1492 whatG5101 commandmentsG3852 we gaveG1325 youG4771 byG1223 the LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424. 3ForG1063 thisG3778 isG1510 the willG2307 of GodG3588G2316, even yourG4771 sanctificationG3588G38, thatG568 yeG4771 should abstainG568 fromG575 fornicationG3588G4202: 4ThatG1492 every oneG1538 of youG4771 should know howG1492 to possessG2932 hisG1438 vesselG4632 inG1722 sanctificationG38 andG2532 honourG5092; 5NotG3361 inG1722 the lustG3806 of concupiscenceG1939, evenG2532 asG2509 the GentilesG3588G1484 whichG3588 knowG1492 notG3361 GodG3588G2316: 6ThatG3588 noG3361 man go beyondG5233 andG2532 defraudG4122 hisG846 brotherG3588G80 inG1722 any matterG3588G4229: because thatG1360 the LordG3588G2962 is the avengerG1558 ofG4012 allG3956 suchG3778, asG2531 weG4302 alsoG2532 have forewarnedG4302 youG4771 andG2532 testifiedG1263. 7ForG1063 GodG3588G2316 hathG2564 notG3756 calledG2564 usG1473 untoG1909 uncleannessG167, butG235 untoG1722 holinessG38. 8HeG114 thereforeG5105 that despisethG114, despisethG114 notG3756 manG444, butG235 GodG3588G2316, whoG3588 hathG1325 alsoG2532 givenG1325 untoG1519 usG1473 hisG846 holyG40 SpiritG3588G4151. 9ButG1161 as touchingG4012 brotherly loveG3588G5360 ye needG2192 notG3756 that I writeG1125 unto youG4771: forG1063 yeG4771 yourselvesG846 areG1510 taught of GodG2312 toG1519 loveG25 one anotherG240. 10AndG2532 indeedG1063 ye doG4160 itG846 towardG1519 allG3956 the brethrenG3588G80 whichG3588 are inG1722 allG3650 MacedoniaG3588G3109: butG1161 we beseechG3870 youG4771, brethrenG80, that ye increaseG4052 more and moreG3123; 11AndG2532 that ye studyG5389 to be quietG2270, andG2532 to doG4238 your own businessG2398, andG2532 to workG2038 withG2398 yourG4771 ownG2398 handsG5495, asG2531 we commandedG3853 youG4771;

12ThatG2443 ye may walkG4043 honestlyG2156 towardG4314 them that areG3588 withoutG1854, andG2532 that ye may haveG2192 lackG5532 of nothingG3367. 13ButG1161 I wouldG2309 notG3756 haveG2309 youG4771 to be ignorantG50, brethrenG80, concerningG4012 them which are asleepG2837, thatG2443 ye sorrowG3076 notG3361, evenG2532 asG2531 othersG3062 which haveG2192 noG3361 hopeG1680.

14ForG1063 ifG1487 we believeG4100 thatG3754 JesusG2424 diedG599 andG2532 rose againG450, even soG3779 themG3588 alsoG2532 which sleepG2837 inG1223 JesusG3588G2424 willG71 GodG3588G2316 bringG71 withG4862 himG846. 15ForG1063 thisG3778 we sayG3004 unto youG4771 byG1722 the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, thatG3754 weG1473 which are aliveG3588G2198 and remainG3588G4035 untoG1519 the comingG3588G3952 of the LordG3588G2962 shallG5348 notG3756G3361 preventG5348 them which are asleepG3588G2837. 16ForG3754 the LordG3588G2962 himselfG846 shall descendG2597 fromG575 heavenG3772 withG1722 a shoutG2752, withG1722 the voiceG5456 of the archangelG743, andG2532 withG1722 the trumpG4536 of GodG2316: andG2532 the deadG3498 inG1722 ChristG5547 shall riseG450 firstG4412: 17ThenG1899 weG1473 which are aliveG2198 and remainG4035 shall be caught upG726 togetherG260 withG4862 themG846 inG1722 the cloudsG3507, toG1519 meetG529 the LordG3588G2962 inG1519 the airG109: andG2532 soG3779 shall weG1510 everG3842 beG1510 withG4862 the LordG2962. 18WhereforeG5620 comfortG3870 one anotherG240 withG1722 theseG3778 wordsG3588G3056.