1 Thessalonians 4 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more. ^[2] For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. ^[3] For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, ^[4] that each one of you know how to control his own body^§ in sanctification and honor, ^[5] not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God, ^[6] that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified. ^[7] For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification. ^[8] Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you. ^[9] But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another, ^[10] for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more; ^[11] and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you, ^[12] that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing. ^[13] But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. ^[14] For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. ^[15] For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep. ^[16] For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first, ^[17] then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever. ^[18] Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Footnotes

Literally, possess his own vessel

King James Version

^[1] FurthermoreG3063 thenG3767 we beseechG2065(PresActInd) you,G5209 brethren,G80 andG2532 exhortG3870(PresActInd) [you] byG1722 the LordG2962 Jesus,G2424 that asG2531 ye have receivedG3880(Aor2ActInd) ofG3844 usG2257 howG4459 yeG5209 oughtG1163(PresInd) to walkG4043(PresActInf) andG2532 to pleaseG700(PresActInf) God,G2316 [so]G2443 ye would aboundG4052(PresActSubj) more and more.G3123 ^[2] ForG1063 ye knowG1492(PerfActInd) whatG5101 commandmentsG3852 we gaveG1325(AorActInd) youG5213 byG1223 the LordG2962 Jesus.G2424 ^[3] ForG1063 thisG5124 isG2076(PresInd) the willG2307 of God,G2316 [even] yourG5216 sanctification,G38 that yeG5209 should abstainG567(PresMidInf) fromG575 fornication:G4202 ^[4] That every oneG1538 of youG5216 should knowG1492(PerfActInf) how to possessG2932(PresMidPasDepInf) hisG1438 vesselG4632 inG1722 sanctificationG38 andG2532 honour;G5092 ^[5] NotG3361 inG1722 the lustG3806 of concupiscence,G1939 evenG2532 asG2509 the GentilesG1484 whichG3588 knowG1492(PerfActPtc) notG3361 God:G2316 ^[6] That noG3361 [man] go beyondG5233(PresActInf) andG2532 defraudG4122(PresActInf) hisG846 brotherG80 inG1722 [any] matter:G4229 becauseG1360 that the LordG2962 [is] the avengerG1558 ofG4012 allG3956 such,G5130 asG2531 weG4277 alsoG2532 have forewarnedG4277(AorActInd) youG5213 andG2532 testified.G1263(AorMidDepInd) ^[7] ForG1063 GodG2316 hathG2564 notG3756 calledG2564(AorActInd) usG2248 untoG1909 uncleanness,G167 butG235 untoG1722 holiness.G38 ^[8] He thereforeG5105 that despiseth,G114(PresActPtc) despisethG114(PresActInd) notG3756 man,G444 butG235 God,G2316 who hathG1325 alsoG2532 givenG1325(Aor2ActPtc) untoG1519 usG2248 hisG846 holyG40 Spirit.G4151 ^[9] ButG1161 as touchingG4012 brotherly loveG5360 ye needG2192(PresActInd) notG3756 that I writeG1125(PresActInf) unto you:G5213 forG1063 yeG5210 yourselvesG846 areG2075(PresInd) taught of GodG2312 toG1519 loveG25(PresActInf) one another.G240 ^[10] AndG2532 indeedG1063 ye doG4160(PresActInd) itG846 towardG1519 allG3956 the brethrenG80 whichG3588 are inG1722 allG3650 Macedonia:G3109 butG1161 we beseechG3870(PresActInd) you,G5209 brethren,G80 that ye increaseG4052(PresActInf) more and more;G3123 ^[11] AndG2532 that ye studyG5389(PresMidPasDepInf) to be quiet,G2270(PresActInf) andG2532 to doG4238(PresActInf) your own business,G2398 andG2532 to work withG2038(PresMidPasDepInf) yourG5216 ownG2398 hands,G5495 asG2531 we commandedG3853(AorActInd) you;G5213 ^[12] ThatG2443 ye may walkG4043(PresActSubj) honestlyG2156 towardG4314 them that are without,G1854 andG2532 [that] ye may haveG2192(PresActSubj) lackG5532 of nothing.G3367 ^[13] ButG1161 I wouldG2309 notG3756 haveG2309(PresActInd) youG5209 to be ignorant,G50(PresActInf) brethren,G80 concerningG4012 them which are asleep,G2837(PerfPasPtc) thatG3363 ye sorrowG3076(PresPasSubj) not,G3363 evenG2532 asG2531 othersG3062 whichG3588 haveG2192(PresActPtc) noG3361 hope.G1680 ^[14] ForG1063 ifG1487 we believeG4100(PresActInd) thatG3754 JesusG2424 diedG599(Aor2ActInd) andG2532 rose again,G450(Aor2ActInd) even soG3779 them alsoG2532 which sleepG2837(AorPasPtc) inG1223 JesusG2424 willG71 GodG2316 bringG71(FutActInd) withG4862 him.G846 ^[15] ForG1063 thisG5124 we sayG3004(PresActInd) unto youG5213 byG1722 the wordG3056 of the Lord,G2962 thatG3754 weG2249 whichG3588 are aliveG2198(PresActPtc) [and] remainG4035(PresPasDepPtc) untoG1519 the comingG3952 of the LordG2962 shallG5348 notG3364 preventG5348(AorActSubj) them whichG3588 are asleep.G2837(AorPasPtc) ^[16] ForG3754 the LordG2962 himselfG846 shall descendG2597(FutMidDepInd) fromG575 heavenG3772 withG1722 a shout,G2752 withG1722 the voiceG5456 of the archangel,G743 andG2532 withG1722 the trumpG4536 of God:G2316 andG2532 the deadG3498 inG1722 ChristG5547 shall riseG450(FutMidInd) first:G4412 ^[17] ThenG1899 weG2249 whichG3588 are aliveG2198(PresActPtc) [and] remainG4035(PresPasDepPtc) shall be caught upG726(Fut2PasInd) togetherG260 withG4862 themG846 inG1722 the clouds,G3507 toG1519 meetG529 the LordG2962 inG1519 the air:G109 andG2532 soG3779 shall weG2071 everG3842 beG2071(FutInd) withG4862 the Lord.G2962 ^[18] WhereforeG5620 comfortG3870(PresActImpr) one anotherG240 withG1722 theseG5125 words.G3056

Byzantine Greek New Testament

^[1] ΛοιπὸνG3062(A-ASN)^‡ οὖν,G3767(CONJ) ἀδελφοί,G80(N-VPM) ἐρωτῶμενG2065(V-PAI-1P) ὑμᾶςG4771(P-2AP) καὶG2532(CONJ) παρακαλοῦμενG3870(V-PAI-1P) ἐνG1722(PREP) κυρίῳG2962(N-DSM) ἸησοῦG2424(N-DSM) καθὼςG2531(ADV)^‡ παρελάβετεG3880(V-2AAI-2P) παρ’G3844(PREP) ἡμῶνG1473(P-1GP) τὸG3588(T-ASN) πῶςG4459(ADV) δεῖG1163(V-PAI-3S) ὑμᾶςG4771(P-2AP) περιπατεῖνG4043(V-PAN) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἀρέσκεινG700(V-PAN) θεῷ,G2316(N-DSM) ἵναG2443(CONJ)^‡ περισσεύητεG4052(V-PAS-2P) μᾶλλον.G3123(ADV) ^[2] ΟἴδατεG1492(V-RAI-2P) γὰρG1063(CONJ) τίναςG5101(I-APF) παραγγελίαςG3852(N-APF) ἐδώκαμενG1325(V-AAI-1P) ὑμῖνG4771(P-2DP) διὰG1223(PREP) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) κυρίουG2962(N-GSM) Ἰησοῦ.G2424(N-GSM) ^[3] ΤοῦτοG3778(D-NSN) γάρG1063(CONJ) ἐστινG1510(V-PAI-3S) θέλημαG2307(N-NSN) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) θεοῦ,G2316(N-GSM) ὁG3588(T-NSM) ἁγιασμὸςG38(N-NSM) ὑμῶν,G4771(P-2GP) ἀπέχεσθαιG568(V-PMN) ὑμᾶςG4771(P-2AP) ἀπὸG575(PREP) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) πορνείας·G4202(N-GSF) ^[4] εἰδέναιG1492(V-RAN) ἕκαστονG1538(A-ASM) ὑμῶνG4771(P-2GP) τὸG3588(T-ASN) ἑαυτοῦG1438(F-3GSM) σκεῦοςG4632(N-ASN) κτᾶσθαιG2932(V-PNN) ἐνG1722(PREP) ἁγιασμῷG38(N-DSM) καὶG2532(CONJ) τιμῇ,G5092(N-DSF) ^[5] μὴG3361(PRT-N) ἐνG1722(PREP) πάθειG3806(N-DSN) ἐπιθυμίας,G1939(N-GSF) καθάπερG2509(ADV) καὶG2532(CONJ) τὰG3588(T-NPN) ἔθνηG1484(N-NPN) τὰG3588(T-NPN) μὴG3361(PRT-N) εἰδόταG1492(V-RAP-NPN) τὸνG3588(T-ASM) θεόν·G2316(N-ASM) ^[6] τὸG3588(T-ASN) μὴG3361(PRT-N) ὑπερβαίνεινG5233(V-PAN) καὶG2532(CONJ) πλεονεκτεῖνG4122(V-PAN) ἐνG1722(PREP) τῷG3588(T-DSN) πράγματιG4229(N-DSN) τὸνG3588(T-ASM) ἀδελφὸνG80(N-ASM) αὐτοῦ·G846(P-GSM) διότιG1360(CONJ) ἔκδικοςG1558(A-NSM) ὁG3588(T-NSM)^‡ κύριοςG2962(N-NSM) περὶG4012(PREP) πάντωνG3956(A-GPN) τούτων,G3778(D-GPN) καθὼςG2531(ADV) καὶG2532(CONJ) προείπομενG4302(V-2AAI-1P)^‡ ὑμῖνG4771(P-2DP) καὶG2532(CONJ) διεμαρτυράμεθα.G1263(V-ADI-1P) ^[7] ΟὐG3756(PRT-N) γὰρG1063(CONJ) ἐκάλεσενG2564(V-AAI-3S) ἡμᾶςG1473(P-1AP) ὁG3588(T-NSM) θεὸςG2316(N-NSM) ἐπὶG1909(PREP) ἀκαθαρσίᾳ,G167(N-DSF) ἀλλ’G235(CONJ) ἐνG1722(PREP) ἁγιασμῷ.G38(N-DSM) ^[8] ΤοιγαροῦνG5105(PRT) ὁG3588(T-NSM) ἀθετῶνG114(V-PAP-NSM) οὐκG3756(PRT-N) ἄνθρωπονG444(N-ASM) ἀθετεῖ,G114(V-PAI-3S) ἀλλὰG235(CONJ) τὸνG3588(T-ASM) θεὸνG2316(N-ASM) τὸνG3588(T-ASM) καὶG2532(CONJ)^‡ δόνταG1325(V-2AAP-ASM) τὸG3588(T-ASN) πνεῦμαG4151(N-ASN) αὐτοῦG846(P-GSM) τὸG3588(T-ASN) ἅγιονG40(A-ASN) εἰςG1519(PREP) ὑμᾶς.G4771(P-2AP) ^[9] ΠερὶG4012(PREP) δὲG1161(CONJ) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) φιλαδελφίαςG5360(N-GSF) οὐG3756(PRT-N) χρείανG5532(N-ASF) ἔχετεG2192(V-PAI-2P) γράφεινG1125(V-PAN) ὑμῖν·G4771(P-2DP) αὐτοὶG846(P-NPM) γὰρG1063(CONJ) ὑμεῖςG4771(P-2NP) θεοδίδακτοίG2312(A-NPM) ἐστεG1510(V-PAI-2P) εἰςG1519(PREP) τὸG3588(T-ASN) ἀγαπᾷνG25(V-PAN) ἀλλήλους·G240(C-APM) ^[10] καὶG2532(CONJ) γὰρG1063(CONJ) ποιεῖτεG4160(V-PAI-2P) αὐτὸG846(P-ASN) εἰςG1519(PREP) πάνταςG3956(A-APM) τοὺςG3588(T-APM) ἀδελφοὺςG80(N-APM) τοὺςG3588(T-APM)^‡ ἐνG1722(PREP) ὅλῃG3650(A-DSF) τῇG3588(T-DSF) Μακεδονίᾳ.G3109(N-DSF) ΠαρακαλοῦμενG3870(V-PAI-1P) δὲG1161(CONJ) ὑμᾶς,G4771(P-2AP) ἀδελφοί,G80(N-VPM) περισσεύεινG4052(V-PAN) μᾶλλον,G3123(ADV) ^[11] καὶG2532(CONJ) φιλοτιμεῖσθαιG5389(V-PNN) ἡσυχάζειν,G2270(V-PAN) καὶG2532(CONJ) πράσσεινG4238(V-PAN) τὰG3588(T-APN) ἴδια,G2398(A-APN) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἐργάζεσθαιG2038(V-PNN) ταῖςG3588(T-DPF) ἰδίαιςG2398(A-DPF)^‡ χερσὶνG5495(N-DPF) ὑμῶν,G4771(P-2GP) καθὼςG2531(ADV) ὑμῖνG4771(P-2DP) παρηγγείλαμεν·G3853(V-AAI-1P) ^[12] ἵναG2443(CONJ) περιπατῆτεG4043(V-PAS-2P) εὐσχημόνωςG2156(ADV) πρὸςG4314(PREP) τοὺςG3588(T-APM) ἔξω,G1854(ADV) καὶG2532(CONJ) μηδενὸςG3367(A-GSN-N) χρείανG5532(N-ASF) ἔχητε.G2192(V-PAS-2P) ^[13] ΟὐG3756(PRT-N) θέλομενG2309(V-PAI-1P) δὲG1161(CONJ) ὑμᾶςG4771(P-2AP) ἀγνοεῖν,G50(V-PAN) ἀδελφοί,G80(N-VPM) περὶG4012(PREP) τῶνG3588(T-GPM) κεκοιμημένων,G2837(V-RPP-GPM)^‡ ἵναG2443(CONJ) μὴG3361(PRT-N) λυπῆσθε,G3076(V-PPS-2P) καθὼςG2531(ADV) καὶG2532(CONJ) οἱG3588(T-NPM) λοιποὶG3062(A-NPM) οἱG3588(T-NPM) μὴG3361(PRT-N) ἔχοντεςG2192(V-PAP-NPM) ἐλπίδα.G1680(N-ASF) ^[14] ΕἰG1487(COND) γὰρG1063(CONJ) πιστεύομενG4100(V-PAI-1P) ὅτιG3754(CONJ) ἸησοῦςG2424(N-NSM) ἀπέθανενG599(V-2AAI-3S) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἀνέστη,G450(V-2AAI-3S) οὕτωςG3779(ADV) καὶG2532(CONJ) ὁG3588(T-NSM) θεὸςG2316(N-NSM) τοὺςG3588(T-APM) κοιμηθένταςG2837(V-APP-APM) διὰG1223(PREP) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) ἸησοῦG2424(N-GSM) ἄξειG71(V-FAI-3S) σὺνG4862(PREP) αὐτῷ.G846(P-DSM) ^[15] ΤοῦτοG3778(D-ASN) γὰρG1063(CONJ) ὑμῖνG4771(P-2DP) λέγομενG3004(V-PAI-1P) ἐνG1722(PREP) λόγῳG3056(N-DSM) κυρίου,G2962(N-GSM) ὅτιG3754(CONJ) ἡμεῖςG1473(P-1NP) οἱG3588(T-NPM) ζῶντεςG2198(V-PAP-NPM) οἱG3588(T-NPM) περιλειπόμενοιG4035(V-POP-NPM) εἰςG1519(PREP) τὴνG3588(T-ASF) παρουσίανG3952(N-ASF) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) κυρίου,G2962(N-GSM) οὐG3756(PRT-N) μὴG3361(PRT-N) φθάσωμενG5348(V-AAS-1P) τοὺςG3588(T-APM) κοιμηθέντας.G2837(V-APP-APM) ^[16] ὍτιG3754(CONJ) αὐτὸςG846(P-NSM) ὁG3588(T-NSM) κύριοςG2962(N-NSM) ἐνG1722(PREP) κελεύσματι,G2752(N-DSN) ἐνG1722(PREP) φωνῇG5456(N-DSF) ἀρχαγγέλου,G743(N-GSM) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἐνG1722(PREP) σάλπιγγιG4536(N-DSF) θεοῦ,G2316(N-GSM) καταβήσεταιG2597(V-FDI-3S) ἀπ’G575(PREP) οὐρανοῦ,G3772(N-GSM) καὶG2532(CONJ) οἱG3588(T-NPM) νεκροὶG3498(A-NPM) ἐνG1722(PREP) χριστῷG5547(N-DSM) ἀναστήσονταιG450(V-FMI-3P) πρῶτον·G4412(ADV-S) ^[17] ἔπειταG1899(ADV) ἡμεῖςG1473(P-1NP) οἱG3588(T-NPM) ζῶντες,G2198(V-PAP-NPM) οἱG3588(T-NPM) περιλειπόμενοι,G4035(V-POP-NPM) ἅμαG260(ADV) σὺνG4862(PREP) αὐτοῖςG846(P-DPM) ἁρπαγησόμεθαG726(V-2FPI-1P) ἐνG1722(PREP) νεφέλαιςG3507(N-DPF) εἰςG1519(PREP) ἀπάντησινG529(N-ASF) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) κυρίουG2962(N-GSM) εἰςG1519(PREP) ἀέρα·G109(N-ASM) καὶG2532(CONJ) οὕτωςG3779(ADV) πάντοτεG3842(ADV) σὺνG4862(PREP) κυρίῳG2962(N-DSM) ἐσόμεθα.G1510(V-FDI-1P) ^[18] ὭστεG5620(CONJ) παρακαλεῖτεG3870(V-PAM-2P) ἀλλήλουςG240(C-APM) ἐνG1722(PREP) τοῖςG3588(T-DPM) λόγοιςG3056(N-DPM) τούτοις.G3778(D-DPM)

Footnotes

B Λοιπὸν ⇒ Τὸ λοιπὸν
N καθὼς ⇒ ἵνα καθὼς
N ἵνα ⇒ καθὼς καὶ περιπατεῖτε ἵνα
N ὁ ⇒ -
B προείπομεν ⇒ προείπαμεν
N καὶ δόντα ⇒ [καὶ] διδόντα
N τοὺς ἐν ⇒ [τοὺς] ἐν
N ἰδίαις ⇒ [ἰδίαις]
N κεκοιμημένων ⇒ κοιμωμένων