1 Thessalonians 4:5

1 Thessalonians 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
• New International Version (NIV)not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God;
• English Standard Version (ESV)not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;
• New King James Version (NKJV)not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;

Context of 1 Thessalonians 4:5

3For this is the will of God—your sanctification: to abstain from sexual immorality; 4to know, each of you, how to gain control over his own body in holiness and honor— not in the passion of lust like the pagans who do not know God; 6and not to overstep his brother and take advantage of him in this matter— because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly warned you. 7For God did not call us to impurity, but in holiness.

1 Thessalonians 4:5 word by word

μὴ ἐν πάθει ἐπιθυμίας καθάπερ καὶ τὰ ἔθνη τὰ μὴ εἰδότα τὸν θεόν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Notμήmē · notG3361
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the lustπάθοςpathos · passionG3806
• of concupiscenceἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• asκαθάπερkathaper · just asG2509
• the Gentilesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 4:5

• Romans 1:24Therefore God gave them over in the evil desires of their hearts to impurity, to dishonor their bodies with one another.
• Colossians 3:5Therefore, put to death what is earthly in you—sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed—for that is idolatry.
• Matthew 6:32For the pagans eagerly pursue all these things; yet your Father in heaven knows that you need all these.
• Luke 12:30For all the nations of the world strive after these things. But your Father knows that you need these things.
• Ephesians 4:17So I tell you this, indeed I insist on it in the Lord—walk no longer as the pagans do, stumbling around in the futility of their thinking.
• 1 Peter 4:3For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to carry out the desire of the pagans—living in indecency, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, wild parties, and lawless idolatries.
• Acts 17:23For while I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: ‘To an Unknown God.’ Therefore what you worship without knowing, this I proclaim to you.
• Romans 1:28And just as they did not see fit to recognize God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what is not fitting.
• 1 Corinthians 1:21For seeing that—in God’s wisdom—the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased—through the foolishness of the message proclaimed—to save those who believe.
• 1 Corinthians 15:34Come to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God—I say this to your shame.
• Galatians 4:8But at that time, when you did not know God, you served those who by nature are not gods at all.
• Ephesians 2:12At that time you were separate from Messiah, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, He will command judgment on those who do not know God and do not heed the Good News of our Lord Yeshua.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Not in the lust of concupiscence - Having no rational object, aim, nor end. Some say, "not like beasts;" but this does not apply as they who use it wish, for the males and females of the brute creation are regular and consistent in their intercourse, and scarcely ever exceed such bounds as reason itself would prescribe to those most capable of observing and obeying its dictates. The Gentiles which know not God - These are the beasts; their own brutes are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Not in the lust of concupiscence - In gross gratifications. Even as the Gentiles - This was, and is, a common vice among the pagan; see the Acts 15:20 note; Romans 1:29 note; Ephesians 4:17-18 notes, and the reports of missionaries everywhere. Which know not God - See the Romans 1:21, Romans 1:28 notes; Ephesians 2:12 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Ignoring God and his teachings leads to moral corruption (Romans 1:18–32; Ephesians 4:17–18). lustful passion: In the ancient Mediterranean world, people often tolerated sexual immorality. Prostitution was legal, but having sexual relations with another man's wife was not. Roman marriage customs permitted men, but not women, to have sexual affairs. In contrast to Roman customs, Jewish and Christian writers forbade all sexual activity outside of marriage…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. in the lust--Greek, "passion"; which implies that such a one is unconsciously the passive slave of lust. which know not God--and so know no better. Ignorance of true religion is the parent of unchastity (Ep 4:18, 19). A people's morals are like the objects of their worship (De 7:26; Psa 115:8; Ro 1:23, 24).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 4:5

• Adultery
• Affections
• Blindness
• Commandments
• Lasciviousness

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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