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1 Thessalonians 4

1FurthermoreΛοιπὸνLoiponG3063thenοὖν,ounG3767webeseechἐρωτῶμενerōtōmenG2065youG5209,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,andG2532exhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870youbyἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, thatasG2531ye havereceivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG2257howπῶςpōsG4459yeG5209oughtδεῖdeiG1163towalkG4043andG2532topleaseἀρέσκεινareskeinG700GodθεῷtheōG2316, soyeG2443wouldaboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052more andmoreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123.

2ForγὰρgarG1063yeknowG1492whatτίναςtinasG5101commandmentsπαραγγελίαςparangeliasG3852wegaveἐδώκαμενedōkamenG1325youG5213byδιὰdiaG1223theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

3ForγάρgarG1063thisG5124isG2076thewillθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316, evenyourG5216sanctificationἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38, thatyeG5209shouldabstainG567fromἀπὸapoG575immoralityπορνείας·porneiasG4202:

4That eachoneἕκαστονhekastonG1538ofyouG5216shouldknowG1492how topossessκτᾶσθαιktasthaiG2932hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632inἐνenG1722sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38andκαὶkaiG2532honourτιμῇ,timēaG5092;

5NotμὴmēG3361inἐνenG1722thelustπάθειpatheiG3806ofpassionἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθάπερkathaperG2509theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484whoG3588knowG1492notμὴmēG3361Godθεόν·theonG2316:

6ThatnoμὴmēG3361man gobeyondὑπερβαίνεινhuperbaineinG5233andκαὶkaiG2532defraudπλεονεκτεῖνpleonekteinG4122hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80inἐνenG1722anymatterπράγματιpragmatiG4229:becauseδιότιdiotiG1360theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962is theavengerἔκδικοςekdikosG1558ofπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956suchG5130,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531weG4277alsoκαὶkaiG2532haveforewarnedG4277youG5213andκαὶkaiG2532testifiedδιεμαρτυράμεθα.diemarturamethaG1263.

7ForγὰρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathG2564notοὐouG3756calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564usG2248toἐπὶepiG1909uncleannessἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἐνenG1722holinessἁγιασμῷ.hagiasmōG38.

8HethereforeτοιγαροῦνtoigarounG5105thatdespisethἀθετῶνathetōnG114,despisethἀθετεῖatheteiG114notοὐκoukG3756manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,butἀλλὰallaG235GodθεὸνtheonG2316, whohathG1325alsoκαὶkaiG2532givenG1325toεἰςeisG1519usG2248hisαὐτοῦautouG846HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

9ButδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012brotherlyloveφιλαδελφίαςphiladelphiasG5360yeneedχρείαν ἔχετεchreian echeteG2192 G5532notοὐouG3756that IwriteγράφεινgrapheinG1125toyouG5213:forγὰρgarG1063yeG5210yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846areG2075taught byGodθεοδίδακτοίtheodidaktoiG2312toεἰςeisG1519loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25oneanotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532indeedγὰρgarG1063yedoποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160itαὐτὸautoG846towardεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956thebrethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80whoG3588areinἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650MacedoniaΜακεδονίᾳ.¶MakedoniaG3109:butδὲdeG1161webeseechΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870youG5209,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, that yeincreaseπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052more andmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123;

11AndκαὶkaiG2532that yestudyφιλοτιμεῖσθαιphilotimeisthaiG5389to bequietἡσυχάζεινhēsuchazeinG2270,andκαὶkaiG2532todoπράσσεινprasseinG4238your ownbusinessἴδιαidiaG2398,andκαὶkaiG2532to workwithἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038yourG5216ownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσὶνchersinG5495,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531wecommandedπαρηγγείλαμεν·parēngeilamenG3853youG5213;

12ThatἵναinaG2443ye maywalkπεριπατῆτεperipatēteG4043honestlyεὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōsG2156towardπρὸςprosG4314them that areoutsideἔξωexōG1854the church,andκαὶkaiG2532that ye mayhaveἔχητε.¶echēteG2192needχρείανchreianG5532ofnothingμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367.

13ButδὲdeG1161IwouldG2309notΟὐOuG3756haveG2309youG5209to beignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,concerningπερὶperiG4012them who areasleepκοιμωμένων,koimōmenōnG2837,thatG3363yesorrowλυπῆσθεlupēstheG3076notG3363,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531othersλοιποὶloipoiG3062whoG3588haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192noG3361hopeἐλπίδα.elpidaG1680.

14ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487webelieveπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599andκαὶkaiG2532roseagainἀνέστη,anestēG450, evensoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779themalsoκαὶkaiG2532whosleepκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasG2837inδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424willG71GodθεὸςtheosG2316bringἄξειaxeiG71withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

15ForγὰρgarG1063thisG5124wesayλέγομενlegomenG3004toyouG5213byἐνenG1722thewordλόγῳlogōG3056of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,thatὅτιhotiG3754weG2249whoG3588arealiveζῶντεςzōntesG2198andremainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiG4035toεἰςeisG1519thecomingπαρουσίανparousianG3952of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962shallG5348notG3364precedeG5348themwhoG3588areasleepκοιμηθέντας·koimēthentasG2837.

16ForὅτιhotiG3754theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962himselfαὐτὸςautosG846shalldescendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772withἐνenG1722ashoutκελεύσματι,keleusmatiG2752,withἐνenG1722thevoiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456of thearchangelἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouG743,andκαὶkaiG2532withἐνenG1722thetrumpetσάλπιγγιsalpingiG4536ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:andκαὶkaiG2532thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547shallriseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450firstG4412:

17ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899weG2249whoG3588arealiveζῶντεςzōntesG2198andremainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiG4035shall be caughtupἁρπαγησόμεθαharpagēsomethaG726togetherἅμαhamaG260withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inἐνenG1722thecloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507,toεἰςeisG1519meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962inεἰςeisG1519theairἀέρα·aeraG109:andκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallweG2071everπάντοτεpantoteG3842beG2071withσὺνsunG4862theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18ThereforeὭστεHōsteG5620comfortπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870oneanotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240withἐνenG1722theseG5125wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056.

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