Revised Version 1895

1 Thessalonians 4

1FinallyΛοιπὸνLoiponG3063thenG2532,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,weG2249beseechandG2532exhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870youG5210inG1722theτὸtoG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,thatG2443,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531yereceivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880ofG2316usG1722howπῶςpōsG4459yeoughtδεῖdeiG1163toG2443walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043andG2532toG2443pleaseἀρέσκεινareskeinG700GodθεῷtheōG2316,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531yedoG2532walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043,—thatG2443yeaboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052moreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123andG2532moreG3123.

2ForγὰρgarG1063yeknowG1492whatτίναςtinasG5101chargeπαραγγελίαςparangeliasG3852weG1492gaveἐδώκαμενedōkamenG1325youG5210throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

3ForG1063thisG3778isἐστινestinG1510theG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofG575Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,evenG1063yourG3588sanctificationἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38,thatG3778yeabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromG575fornicationπορνείας·porneiasG4202;

4thatG1438eachG1538oneG1538ofG1722youG5210knowG1492howtoG2532possessκτᾶσθαιktasthaiG2932himselfG1438ofG1722hisG1438ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632inG1722sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38andG2532honour,

5notμὴmēG3361inG1722theτὰtaG3588passionπάθειpatheiG3806ofG2316lustἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,evenκαὶkaiG2532asG1722theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484whichτὸνtonG3588knowG1492notμὴmēG3361Godθεόν·theonG2316;

6thatG3778noμὴmēG3361manG3778transgressὑπερβαίνεινhuperbaineinG5233,andG2532wronghisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80inG1722theG3956matterπράγματιpragmatiG4229:becauseδιότιdiotiG1360theG3956LordκύριοςkuriosG2962isanG2532avengerἔκδικοςekdikosG1558inG1722allG3956theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531alsoG2532weG3778forewarnedyouG5210andG2532testifiedδιεμαρτυράμεθα.diemarturamethaG1263.

7ForG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564usG1722notοὐouG3756forG1063uncleannessἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inG1722sanctificationἁγιασμῷ.hagiasmōG38.

8ThereforeτοιγαροῦνtoigarounG5105heκαὶkaiG2532thatG846rejecteth, rejectethnotοὐκoukG3756manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,butἀλλὰallaG235GodθεὸνtheonG2316,whoG3588givethhisG846HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151untoyouG5210.

9ButδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25ofG4012theG3588brethrenφιλαδελφίαςphiladelphiasG5360ye havenoοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532thatG846oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125untoyouG5210:forγὰρgarG1063yeyourselvesG846areἐστεesteG1510taughtθεοδίδακτοίtheodidaktoiG2312ofG4012GodG846toεἰςeisG1519loveG25oneG240anotherG240;

10forγὰρgarG1063indeedG2532yedoποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160itαὐτὸautoG846towardεἰςeisG1519allG3956theG3956brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80whichG3588areinἐνenG1722allG3956MacedoniaΜακεδονίᾳ.¶MakedoniaG3109.ButδὲdeG1161weG2532exhortΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870youG5210,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatG3956yeaboundπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123andG2532moreG3123;

11andG2532that ye studytoG2532beG2532quietἡσυχάζεινhēsuchazeinG2270,andG2532toG2532doπράσσεινprasseinG4238yourG2532ownG2398business,andG2532toG2532workἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038withG2532yourG2532handsχερσὶνchersinG5495,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531weG2532chargedyouG5210;

12thatG2443yemayG2532walkπεριπατῆτεperipatēteG4043honestlytowardπρὸςprosG4314themG2443thatG2443arewithoutG3367,andG2532mayG2532haveneedχρείανchreianG5532ofἔχητε.¶echēteG2192nothingG3367.

13ButδὲdeG1161weG2532wouldθέλομενthelomenG2309notG3756haveyouG5210ignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,concerningπερὶperiG4012themG4012thatG2443fallasleepκοιμωμένων,koimōmenōnG2837;thatG2443yesorrowλυπῆσθεlupēstheG3076notG3756,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theG3588restλοιποὶloipoiG3062,whichG3588havenoG3756hopeἐλπίδα.elpidaG1680.

14ForγὰρgarG1063ifG1487weG1487believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599andG2532roseG450againἀνέστη,anestēG450,evenG2532soG2532themG846alsoG2532thatG3754arefallenG2837asleepκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasG2837inG2316JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424willG2316GodθεὸςtheosG2316bringἄξειaxeiG71withσὺνsunG4862himG846.

15ForγὰρgarG1063thisG3778weG2249sayλέγομενlegomenG3004untoyouG5210byG1722theG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056ofG3056theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,thatG3754weG2249thatG3754arealiveζῶντεςzōntesG2198,thatG3754are left untotheG3588comingπαρουσίανparousianG3952ofG3056theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,shallG3778inG1722noοὐouG3756wiseprecedeφθάσωμενphthasōmenG5348themG1722thatG3754arefallenG2837asleepκοιμηθέντας·koimēthentasG2837.

16ForὅτιhotiG3754theG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962himselfαὐτὸςautosG846shallG2532descendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597fromG575heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,withἐνenG1722ashoutκελεύσματι,keleusmatiG2752,withἐνenG1722theG3588voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456ofG575theG3588archangelἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouG743,andG2532withἐνenG1722theG3588trumpofG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316:andG2532theG3588deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547shallG2532riseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413:

17thenG2532weG2249thatG846areἐσόμεθα.¶esomethaG1510aliveζῶντεςzōntesG2198,thatG846areG1510left,shallG2532togetherἅμαhamaG260withG1722themG846beG1510caughtἁρπαγησόμεθαharpagēsomethaG726upεἰςeisG1519inG1722theG3588cloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507,toεἰςeisG1519meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962inG1722theG3588airἀέρα·aeraG109:andG2532soG2532shallG2532weG2249everbeG1510withG1722theG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18WhereforecomfortπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240withἐνenG1722theseτούτοις.¶toutoisG3778wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056.

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