NASB — 1 Thessalonians 4 — KJV

Sanctification and Love

1 aFinally° then°, bbrethren°, we request° and exhort° you in the Lord° Jesus°, that as you received° from us [instruction] as to how° you ought° to Icwalk° and dplease° God° (just° as you actually° do Iwalk°), that you eexcel° still° more°. 2 For you know° what° commandments° we gave° you Iby [the authority of] the Lord° Jesus°. 3 For this° is the will° of God°, your sanctification°; [that is], that you aabstain° from Isexual° immorality°; 4 that aeach° of you know° how° to Ipossess° his own° IIbvessel° in sanctification° and chonor°, 5 not in Ialustful° passion°, like° the Gentiles° who bdo not know° God°; 6 [and] that no° man transgress° and adefraud° his brother° bin the matter° because° cthe Lord° is [the] avenger° in all° these° things°, just° as we also° dtold° you before° and solemnly° warned° [you]. 7 For aGod° has not called° us for bthe purpose of impurity°, but Iin sanctification°. 8 So°, he who rejects° [this] is not rejecting° man° but the God° who agives° His Holy° Spirit° to you.

[1] IOr conduct yourselves a2Co 13:11; 2Th 3:1 bGa 6:1; 1Th 5:12; 2Th 1:3; 2:1; 3:1, 13 cEp 4:1 d2Co 5:9 ePhp 1:9; 1Th 3:12; 4:10; 2Th 1:3
[2] ILit through the Lord
[3] IOr fornication a1Co 6:18
[4] IOr acquire III.e. body; or wife a1Co 7:2, 9 b2Co 4:7; 1P 3:7 cRo 1:24
[5] ILit passion of lust aRo 1:26 bGa 4:8
[6] a1Co 6:8 b2Co 7:11 cRo 12:19; 13:4; He 13:4 dLk 16:28; 1Th 2:11; He 2:6
[7] II.e. in the state or sphere of a1P 1:15 b1Th 2:3
[8] aRo 5:5; 2Co 1:22; Ga 4:6; 1 Jn 3:24

9 ¶ Now° as to the alove° of the brethren°, you bhave° no° need° for [anyone] to write° to you, for you yourselves° are ctaught° by God° to love° one° another°; 10 for indeed° ayou do practice° it toward° all° the brethren° who° are in all° Macedonia°. But we urge° you, brethren°, to bexcel° still° more°, 11 and to make° it your ambition° ato lead° a quiet° life° and battend° to your own° business and cwork° with your hands°, just° as we commanded° you, 12 so° that you will Iabehave° properly° toward° boutsiders°° and IIcnot be in any° need°.

[9] aJn 13:34; Ro 12:10 b2Co 9:1; 1Th 5:1 cJr 31:33f; Jn 6:45; 1 Jn 2:27
[10] a1Th 1:7 b1Th 3:12
[11] a2Th 3:12 b1P 4:15 cAc 18:3; Ep 4:28; 2Th 3:10-12
[12] ILit walk IILit have need of nothing aRo 13:13; Col 4:5 bMk 4:11 cEp 4:28

Those Who Died in Christ

13 ¶ But awe do not want° you to be uninformed°, brethren°, about° those° who bare asleep°, so° that you will not grieve° as do cthe rest° who have° dno° hope°. 14 For if° we believe° that Jesus° died° and rose° again°, aeven° so° God° will bring° with Him bthose° who have fallen° asleep° Iin Jesus°. 15 For this° we say° to you aby the word° of the Lord°, that bwe who are alive° Iand remain° until° cthe coming° of the Lord°, will not precede° dthose° who have fallen° asleep°. 16 For the Lord° aHimself° bwill descend° from heaven° with a Icshout°, with the voice° of d[the] archangel° and with the etrumpet° of God°, and fthe dead° in Christ° will rise° first°. 17 Then° awe who are alive° Iand remain° will be bcaught° up together° with them cin the clouds° to meet° the Lord° in the air°, and so° we shall always° dbe with the Lord°. 18 Therefore° comfort° one° another° with these° words°.

[13] aRo 1:13 bAc 7:60 cEp 2:3; 1Th 5:6 dEp 2:12
[14] ILit through aRo 14:9; 2Co 4:14 b1Co 15:18; 1Th 4:13
[15] ILit who a1K 13:17f; 20:35; 2Co 12:1; Ga 1:12 b1Co 15:52; 1Th 5:10 c1Th 2:19 d1Co 15:18; 1Th 4:13
[16] IOr cry of command a1Th 3:11 b1Th 1:10; 2Th 1:7 cJol 2:11 dJde 9 eMt 24:31 f1Co 15:23; 2Th 2:1; Rv 14:13
[17] ILit who a1Co 15:52; 1Th 5:10 b2Co 12:2 cDn 7:13; Ac 1:9; Rv 11:12 dJn 12:26


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He exhorteth them to go on forward in all manner of godliness,

1 ¶ Furthermoreº thenº we beseechºª you,º brethren,º andº exhortºª [you] byº the Lordº Jesus,º that asº ye have receivedºª ofº usº howº yeº oughtºª to walkºª andº to pleaseºª God,º [so]¹ ye would² aboundºª more and more.º 2 Forº ye knowºª whatº commandmentsº we gaveºª youº byº the² Lordº Jesus.º 3 Forº thisº isºª the willº of God,º [even] yourº sanctification,º that yeº should abstainºª fromº fornication:º 4 That every oneº of youº should knowºª how to possessºª hisº vesselº inº sanctificationº andº honour;º 5 Notº inº the lustº of concupiscence,º evenº asº the² Gentilesº which¹ knowºª notº God:º

[1] Jb 17:9; Ps 92:14; Pv 4:18; Jn 15:2; Ac 20:27; Ro 8:8; 12:1, 2; 1Co 11:23; 15:1, 58; 2Co 6:1; 10:1; Ep 4:1, 20; 5:17; Php 1:9, 27; 3:14; Col 1:10; 2:6; 1Th 2:11, 12; 4:2, 10, 11; 2Th 1:3; 2:1; 3:10; 1Ti 5:21; 6:13; 2Ti 4:1; Phm 1:9; He 11:6; 13:16, 22; 2P 1:5; 3:18; 1Jn 3:22.
[2] Ezk 3:17; Mt 28:20; 1Co 9:21; 2Th 3:6, 10.
[3] Ps 40:8; 143:10; Mt 7:21; 12:50; 15:19; Mk 3:35; Jn 4:34; 7:17; 17:17; Ac 15:20, 29; 20:32; 26:18; Ro 1:29; 6:22; 12:2; 1Co 1:30; 5:9; 6:9, 11, 13; 7:2; 2Co 12:21; Ga 5:19; Ep 5:3, 17, 26; 6:6; Col 1:9; 3:5; 4:12; 1Th 4:4; 5:18, 23; 2Th 2:13; Tit 2:14; He 10:36; 12:16; 13:4, 21; 1P 1:2; 4:2; 1Jn 2:17; Rv 21:8; 22:15.
[4] 1S 21:5; Ac 9:15; Ro 6:19; 9:21; 12:1; 1Co 6:15, 18; Php 4:8; 2Ti 2:20; He 13:4; 1P 3:7.
[5] Mt 6:32; Lk 12:30; Ac 17:23, 30; Ro 1:24, 26, 28; 1Co 1:21; 15:34; Ga 4:8; Ep 2:12; 4:17; Col 3:5; 2Th 1:8; 1P 4:3.

to live holily and justly,

6 That noº [man] go beyondºª andº defraudºª his¹² brotherº inº [any] matter:º because¹ that² the² Lordº [is] the avengerº ofº allº such,º asº we¹ª alsoº have forewarnedºª youº andº testified.ºª 7 Forº Godº hath¹ª notº calledºª usº untoº uncleanness,º butº untoº holiness.º 8 He therefore¹ that despiseth,ºª² despisethºª notº man,º butº God,º who hath¹ª also¹ givenºª² untoº usº his¹² holyº Spirit.º

[6] Ex 20:15, 17; Lv 19:11, 13; 25:14, 17; Dt 24:7; 25:13; 32:35; 1S 12:3; Jb 31:13; Ps 94:1; 140:12; Pv 11:1; 16:11; 20:14, 23; 22:22; 28:24; Ec 5:8; Is 1:23; 5:7; 59:4; Jr 7:6; 9:4; Ezk 22:13; 45:9; Am 8:5; Mi 2:2; Zp 3:1, 5; Mal 3:5; Mk 10:19; Lk 12:5; Ro 1:18; 12:19; 1Co 6:7; Ga 5:21; Ep 4:17, 28; 5:6; 2Th 1:8; Jm 2:6; 5:4.
[7] Lv 11:44; 19:2; Ro 1:7; 8:29; 1Co 1:2; Ga 5:19; Ep 1:4; 2:10; 4:1, 19; 1Th 2:3; 2Th 2:13; 2Ti 1:9; He 12:14; 1P 1:14; 2:9, 21; 2P 2:10.
[8] 1S 8:7; 10:19; Ne 9:30; Pv 1:7; 23:9; Is 49:7; 53:10; Lk 10:16; Jn 12:48; Ac 5:3; 13:41; 1Co 2:10; 7:40; 1P 1:12; 2P 1:21; 1Jn 3:24; Jde 1:8.

to love one another,

9 Butº as touchingº brotherly loveº ye needººª notº that I writeºª unto you:º forº yeº yourselvesº areºª taught of Godº toº loveºª one another.º 10 And¹² indeed¹² ye doºª itº towardº allº the² brethrenº whichº are inº allº Macedonia:º butº we beseechºª you,º brethren,º that ye increaseºª more and more;º

[9] Lv 19:8; Ps 133:1; Is 51:13; Jr 31:34; Mt 22:39; Jn 6:44; 13:34; 14:26; 15:12, 17; Ac 4:32; Ro 12:10; Ep 5:1, 2; 1Th 5:1; He 8:10; 10:16; 13:1; 1P 3:8; 4:8; 2P 1:7; 1Jn 2:10, 20; 3:11, 14, 23; 4:7, 21; 5:1.
[10] 2Co 8:1, 8; Ep 1:15; Php 1:9; 3:13; Col 1:4; 1Th 1:7; 3:12; 4:1; 2Th 1:3; Phm 1:5; 2P 3:18.

and quietly to follow their own business:

11 Andº that ye studyºª to be quiet,ºª andº to do¹ª your own business,º² andº to work² with¹ª yourº ownº hands,º asº we commandedºª you;º 12 Thatº ye may walkºª honestlyº towardº them that are without,º andº [that] ye may haveºª lackº of nothing.º

[11] Pv 17:1; Ec 4:6; Lm 3:26; Mk 13:34; Lk 12:42; Ac 20:35; Ro 12:4, 11; 15:20; 1Co 4:12; 2Co 5:9; Ep 4:28; Col 3:22; 2Th 3:7, 11, 12; 1Ti 2:2; 5:13; Tit 2:4; 3:14; 1P 3:4; 4:10, 15.
[12] Mk 4:11; Ro 12:17; 13:13; 1Co 5:12; 2Co 8:20; 11:7; Php 4:8; Col 4:5; 1Th 5:22; 1Ti 3:7; Tit 2:8; 1P 2:12; 3:1, 16.

and last of all to sorrow moderately for the dead.

13 Butº I wouldºª notº have¹ª youº to be ignorant,ºª brethren,º concerningº them which are asleep,ºª that¹ª² ye sorrowºª not,¹² evenº asº othersº which¹ haveºª noº hope.º 14 Forº ifº we believeºª thatº Jesusº diedºª andº rose again,ºª even soº them also¹ which sleepºª² inº Jesusº will¹ª Godº bringºª withº him.º

[13] Gn 37:35; Lv 19:28; Dt 14:1; 2S 12:19; 18:33; 1K 1:21; 2:10; Jb 1:21; 19:25; Pv 14:32; Ezk 24:16; 37:11; Dn 12:2; Mt 27:52; Lk 8:52; Jn 11:11, 24; Ac 7:60; 8:2; 13:36; Ro 1:13; 1Co 10:1; 12:1; 15:6, 18, 19; 2Co 1:8; Ep 2:12; 1Th 4:15; 5:10; 2P 3:4, 8.
[14] Gn 49:19; Is 26:19; Zc 14:15; Mt 24:31; Ro 8:11; 1Co 15:12, 18, 23; 2Co 4:13; Php 3:20; 1Th 3:13; 4:13, 17; 2Th 2:1; Jde 1:14; Rv 1:18; 14:13.

And unto this last exhortation is annexed a brief description of the resurrection, and second coming of Christ to judgment.

15 Forº thisº we sayºª unto youº byº the wordº of the Lord,º thatº weº which¹ are aliveºª [and] remainºª untoº the² comingº of the² Lordº shall¹ª notº preventºª them which¹ are asleep.ºª 16 Forº the² Lordº himselfº shall descendºª fromº heavenº withº a shout,º withº the voiceº of the archangel,º andº withº the trumpº of God:º andº the² deadº inº Christº shall riseºª first:º 17 Thenº weº which¹ are aliveºª [and] remainºª shall be caught upºª togetherº withº themº inº the clouds,º to¹ meetº² the² Lordº inº the air:º andº soº shall we¹ª everº beºª withº the Lord.º 18 Whereforeº comfortºª one anotherº withº theseº words.º

[15] 1K 13:1, 9, 17, 22; 20:35; 22:14; Jb 41:11; Ps 88:13; 119:147; Mt 17:25; 1Co 15:51; 2Co 4:14; 1Th 4:13.
[16] Ex 19:16; 20:18; Nu 23:21; Ps 47:1, 5; Is 25:8; 27:13; Zc 4:7; 9:9, 14; Mt 16:27; 24:30; 25:31; 26:64; Ac 1:11; 1Co 15:23, 51, 52; 2Th 1:7; 2P 3:10; Jde 1:9; Rv 1:7, 10; 8:13; 20:5.
[17] 1K 18:12; 2K 2:11, 16; Ps 16:11; 17:15; 49:15; 73:24; Is 35:10; 60:19; Mt 26:64; Mk 14:62; Jn 12:26; 14:3; 17:24; Ac 1:9; 8:39; 1Co 15:52; 2Co 5:8; 12:2; Php 1:23; 1Th 4:15; 2P 3:13; Rv 1:7; 7:14; 11:12; 12:5; 21:3, 22; 22:3.
[18] Is 40:1; Lk 21:28; 1Th 5:11, 14; He 10:24; 12:12.


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