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 one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 5Not in the lust of passion, even as the Gentiles who know not God: That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. 7For God hath not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness. 8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given to 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

• noμήmē · notG3361
• beyondὑπερβαίνωhuperbainō · to wrongG5233
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• defraudπλεονεκτέωpleonekteō · to exploitG4122
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• matterπρᾶγμαpragma · thingG4229
• becauseδιότιdioti · becauseG1360
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• avengerἔκδικοςekdikos · avengingG1558
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• suchτούτωνtoutōn · of theseG5130
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• weπροέπωproepō · to predictG4277
• youὑμῖνhumin · to youG5213
• testifiedδιαμαρτύρομαιdiamarturomai · to testify solemnlyG1263

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 4:6

• Exodus 20:15Thou shalt not steal.
• Leviticus 19:11Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
• Deuteronomy 24:7If a man shall be found stealing from any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and shall make merchandise of him, or sell him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt remove evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 25:13Thou shalt not have in thy bag differing weights, a great and a small.
• Proverbs 11:1A false balanceisabomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
• Proverbs 16:11A just weight and balance are the LORD’S: all the weights of the bag are his work.
• Proverbs 20:14It isnothing, it isnothing, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
• Proverbs 20:23Differing weightsare an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
• Proverbs 28:24He that robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
• Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
• Isaiah 59:4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
• Jeremiah 9:4Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
• Ezekiel 22:13Behold, therefore I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
• Ezekiel 45:9Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.
• Amos 8:5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
• Zephaniah 3:5The just LORD is in the midst of her; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth 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