1 Thessalonians 4:8

1 Thessalonians 4:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 4:8

6That 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. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given to us his Holy Spirit. 9But concerning brotherly love ye need not that I write to you: for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another. 10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

1 Thessalonians 4:8 word by word

τοιγαροῦν ὁ ἀθετῶν οὐκ ἄνθρωπον ἀθετεῖ ἀλλὰ τὸν θεὸν τὸν καὶ διδόντα τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ τὸ ἅγιον εἰς ὑμᾶς.¶Read the interlinear

• thereforeτοιγαροῦνtoigaroun · thereforeG5105
• despisethἀθετέωatheteō · to rejectG114
• notοὐou · noG3756
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hathδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• usἡμᾶςhēmas · usG2248
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 4:8

• 1 Samuel 8:7And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
• 1 Samuel 10:19And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said to him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.
• John 12:48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
• Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
• Proverbs 23:9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
• Isaiah 49:7Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
• Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
• Luke 10:16He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
• Acts 13:41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall by no means believe, though a man declare it to you.
• Jude 1:8Likewise also thesefilthydreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
• Nehemiah 9:30Yet many years didst thou forbear over them, and didst testify against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not listen: therefore thou gavest them into the hand of the people of the lands.
• Acts 5:3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
• 1 Corinthians 2:10But God hath revealed them to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, even, the deep things of God.
• 1 Corinthians 7:40But she is happier if she so remain, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
• 1 Peter 1:12To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they ministered the things, which are now reported to you by them that have preached the gospel to you with the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
• 2 Peter 1:21For prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He therefore that despiseth - He who will not receive these teachings, and is led either to undervalue or despise them, despises not us but God, from whom we have received our commission, and by whose Spirit we give these directions. See Clarke's note on 1 Thessalonians 4:15. Hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit - Instead of ̔, unto Us, ̔, unto You, is the reading of BDEFG, a great many others, the Syriac, all the Arabic, Armenian, later Syriac in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8He therefore that despiseth - Margin, “rejecteth.” That is, he who disregards such commands as these which call him to a holy life, is really rejecting and disobeying God. Some might be disposed to say that these were merely the precepts of man, and that therefore it was not important whether they were obeyed or not. The apostle assures them in the most solemn manner, that, though communicated to them by man, yet they were really the commands of God. Who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Rejecting Paul's teachings on these matters was the same as rejecting God. The Holy Spirit helps Christians live according to God's will (Ezekiel 36:27; Romans 8:1–4; Galatians 5:16; 1 John 3:24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. despiseth, &c.--Greek, "setteth at naught" such engagements imposed on him in his calling, 1Th 4:7; in relation to his "brother," 1Th 4:6. He who doth so, "sets at naught not man (as for instance his brother), but God" (Psa 51:4) is used of despising or rejecting God's minister, it may mean here, "He who despiseth" or "rejecteth" these our ministerial precepts. who hath also given unto us--So some oldest manuscripts read, but most oldest manuscripts…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