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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

  1. § 4:4 Literally, possess his own vessel
King James Version

The New Life

[1] Furthermore G3063 then G3767 we beseech G2065§ you, G5209 brethren, G80 and G2532 exhort G3870§ you by G1722 the Lord G2962 Jesus, G2424 that G2443 as G2531 ye have received G3880 of G3844 us G2257 how G4459 ye G5209 ought G1163 to walk G4043 and G2532 to please G700 God, G2316 so ye would abound G4052 more and more. G3123 [2] For G1063 ye know G1492 what G5101 commandments G3852 we gave G1325 you G5213 by G1223 the G3588 Lord G2962 Jesus. G2424 [3] For G1063 this G5124 is G2076 the will G2307 of God, G2316 even your G5216 sanctification, G38 that ye G5209 should abstain G567 from G575 fornication: G4202 [4] that every one G1538 of you G5216 should know G1492 how to possess G2932 his G1438 vessel G4632 in G1722 sanctification G38 and G2532 honour; G5092 [5] not G3361 in G1722 the lust G3806 of concupiscence, G1939 even G2532 as G2509 the G3588 Gentiles G1484 which G3588 know G1492 not G3361 God: G2316 [6] that G3588 no G3361 man go beyond G5233 and G2532 defraud G4122§ his G846 brother G80 in G1722 any matter: G4229§ because that G1360 the G3588 Lord G2962 is the avenger G1558 of G4012 all G3956 such, G5130 as G2531 we G4277 also G2532 have forewarned G4277 you G5213 and G2532 testified. G1263 [7] For G1063 God G2316 hath G2564 not G3756 called G2564 us G2248 unto G1909 uncleanness, G167 but G235 unto G1722 holiness. G38 [8] He G3588 therefore G5105 that G3588 despiseth, G114§ despiseth G114 not G3756 man, G444 but G235 God, G2316 who G3588 hath G1325 also G2532 given G1325 unto G1519 us G2248 his G846 holy G40 Spirit. G4151 [9] But G1161 as touching G4012 brotherly love G5360 ye need G5532 G2192 not G3756 that I write G1125 unto you: G5213 for G1063 ye G5210 yourselves G846 are G2075 taught of God G2312 to G1519 love G25 one another. G240 [10] And G2532 indeed G1063 ye do G4160 it G846 toward G1519 all G3956 the G3588 brethren G80 which G3588 are in G1722 all G3650 Macedonia: G3109 but G1161 we beseech G3870 you, G5209 brethren, G80 that ye increase G4052 more and more; G3123 [11] and G2532 that ye study G5389 to be quiet, G2270 and G2532 to do G4238 your G3588 own business, G2398 and G2532 to work G2038 with your G5216 own G2398 hands, G5495 as G2531 we commanded G3853 you; G5213 [12] that G2443 ye may walk G4043 honestly G2156 toward G4314 them that G3588 are without, G1854 and G2532 that ye may have G2192 lack G5532 of nothing. G3367§

The Coming of the Lord

[13] But G1161 I would G2309 not G3756 have G2309 you G5209 to be ignorant, G50 brethren, G80 concerning G4012 them which G3588 are asleep, G2837 that G2443 ye sorrow G3076 not, G3361 even G2532 as G2531 others G3062 which G3588 have G2192 no G3361 hope. G1680 [14] For G1063 if G1487 we believe G4100 that G3754 Jesus G2424 died G599 and G2532 rose again, G450 even so G3779 them G3588 also G2532 which sleep G2837 in G1223 Jesus G2424 will G71 God G2316 bring G71 with G4862 him. G846 [15] For G1063 this G5124 we say G3004 unto you G5213 by G1722 the word G3056 of the Lord, G2962 that G3754 we G2249 which G3588 are alive G2198 and remain G4035 unto G1519 the G3588 coming G3952 of the G3588 Lord G2962 shall G5348 not G3756 G3361 prevent G5348 them which G3588 are asleep. G2837 [16] For G3754 the G3588 Lord G2962 himself G846 shall descend G2597 from G575 heaven G3772 with G1722 a shout, G2752 with G1722 the voice G5456 of the archangel, G743 and G2532 with G1722 the trump G4536 of God: G2316 and G2532 the G3588 dead G3498 in G1722 Christ G5547 shall rise G450 first: G4412 [17] then G1899 we G2249 which G3588 are alive G2198 and remain G4035 shall be caught up G726 together G260 with G4862 them G846 in G1722 the clouds, G3507 to G1519 meet G529 the G3588 Lord G2962 in G1519 the air: G109 and G2532 so G3779 shall we G2071 ever G3842 be G2071 with G4862 the Lord. G2962 [18] Wherefore G5620 comfort G3870§ one another G240 with G1722 these G5125 words. G3056

Footnotes

  1. § 4:1a Or, request
  2. § 4:1b Or, beseech
  3. § 4:6a Or, oppress, or, overreach
  4. § 4:6b Or, in the matter
  5. § 4:8 Or, rejecteth
  6. § 4:12 Or, of no man
  7. § 4:18 Or, exhort
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] ‡Λοιπὸν G3063 οὖν, G3767 ἀδελφοί, G80 ἐρωτῶμεν G2065 ὑμᾶς G5209 καὶ G2532 παρακαλοῦμεν G3870 ἐν G1722 κυρίῳ G2962 Ἰησοῦ G2424 ‡καθὼς G2531 παρελάβετε G3880 παρ’ G3844 ἡμῶν G2257 τὸ G3588 πῶς G4459 δεῖ G1163 ὑμᾶς G5209 περιπατεῖν G4043 καὶ G2532 ἀρέσκειν G700 ‡θεῷ, G2316 ἵνα G2443 περισσεύητε G4052 μᾶλλον. G3123 [2] Οἴδατε G1492 γὰρ G1063 τίνας G5101 παραγγελίας G3852 ἐδώκαμεν G1325 ὑμῖν G5213 διὰ G1223 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 Ἰησοῦ. G2424 [3] Τοῦτο G5124 γάρ G1063 ἐστιν G2076 θέλημα G2307 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 ὁ G3588 ἁγιασμὸς G38 ὑμῶν, G5216 ἀπέχεσθαι G567 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 πορνείας· G4202 [4] εἰδέναι G1492 ἕκαστον G1538 ὑμῶν G5216 τὸ G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 σκεῦος G4632 κτᾶσθαι G2932 ἐν G1722 ἁγιασμῷ G38 καὶ G2532 τιμῇ, G5092 [5] μὴ G3361 ἐν G1722 πάθει G3806 ἐπιθυμίας, G1939 καθάπερ G2509 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἔθνη G1484 τὰ G3588 μὴ G3361 εἰδότα G1492 τὸν G3588 θεόν· G2316 [6] τὸ G3588 μὴ G3361 ὑπερβαίνειν G5233 καὶ G2532 πλεονεκτεῖν G4122 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 πράγματι G4229 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ· G846 διότι G1360 ἔκδικος G1558 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 περὶ G4012 πάντων G3956 τούτων, G5130 καθὼς G2531 καὶ G2532 ‡προείπομεν G4277 ὑμῖν G5213 καὶ G2532 διεμαρτυράμεθα. G1263 [7] Οὐ G3756 γὰρ G1063 ἐκάλεσεν G2564 ἡμᾶς G2248 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐπὶ G1909 ἀκαθαρσίᾳ, G167 ἀλλ’ G235 ἐν G1722 ἁγιασμῷ. G38 [8] Τοιγαροῦν G5105 ὁ G3588 ἀθετῶν G114 οὐκ G3756 ἄνθρωπον G444 ἀθετεῖ, G114 ἀλλὰ G235 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 τὸν G3588 ‡καὶ G2532 ‡δόντα G1325 τὸ G3588 πνεῦμα G4151 αὐτοῦ G846 τὸ G3588 ἅγιον G40 εἰς G1519 ‡ὑμᾶς. G5209 [9] Περὶ G4012 δὲ G1161 τῆς G3588 φιλαδελφίας G5360 οὐ G3756 χρείαν G5532 ἔχετε G2192 γράφειν G1125 ὑμῖν· G5213 αὐτοὶ G846 γὰρ G1063 ‡ὑμεῖς G5210 θεοδίδακτοί G2312 ἐστε G2075 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 ἀγαπᾷν G25 ἀλλήλους· G240 [10] καὶ G2532 γὰρ G1063 ποιεῖτε G4160 αὐτὸ G846 εἰς G1519 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 ἀδελφοὺς G80 ‡τοὺς G3588 ἐν G1722 ὅλῃ G3650 τῇ G3588 Μακεδονίᾳ. G3109 Παρακαλοῦμεν G3870 δὲ G1161 ὑμᾶς, G5209 ἀδελφοί, G80 περισσεύειν G4052 μᾶλλον, G3123 [11] καὶ G2532 φιλοτιμεῖσθαι G5389 ἡσυχάζειν, G2270 καὶ G2532 πράσσειν G4238 τὰ G3588 ἴδια, G2398 καὶ G2532 ἐργάζεσθαι G2038 ταῖς G3588 ‡ἰδίαις G2398 χερσὶν G5495 ὑμῶν, G5216 καθὼς G2531 ὑμῖν G5213 παρηγγείλαμεν· G3853 [12] ἵνα G2443 περιπατῆτε G4043 εὐσχημόνως G2156 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 ἔξω, G1854 καὶ G2532 μηδενὸς G3367 χρείαν G5532 ἔχητε. G2192 [13] Οὐ G3756 ‡θέλομεν G2309 δὲ G1161 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἀγνοεῖν, G50 ἀδελφοί, G80 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 ‡κεκοιμημένων, G2837 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 λυπῆσθε, G3076 καθὼς G2531 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 λοιποὶ G3062 οἱ G3588 μὴ G3361 ἔχοντες G2192 ἐλπίδα. G1680 [14] Εἰ G1487 γὰρ G1063 πιστεύομεν G4100 ὅτι G3754 Ἰησοῦς G2424 ἀπέθανεν G599 καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη, G450 οὕτως G3779 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τοὺς G3588 κοιμηθέντας G2837 διὰ G1223 τοῦ G3588 Ἰησοῦ G2424 ἄξει G71 σὺν G4862 αὐτῷ. G846 [15] Τοῦτο G5124 γὰρ G1063 ὑμῖν G5213 λέγομεν G3004 ἐν G1722 λόγῳ G3056 κυρίου, G2962 ὅτι G3754 ἡμεῖς G2249 οἱ G3588 ζῶντες G2198 οἱ G3588 περιλειπόμενοι G4035 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 παρουσίαν G3952 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου, G2962 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 φθάσωμεν G5348 τοὺς G3588 κοιμηθέντας. G2837 [16] Ὅτι G3754 αὐτὸς G846 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 ἐν G1722 κελεύσματι, G2752 ἐν G1722 φωνῇ G5456 ἀρχαγγέλου, G743 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 σάλπιγγι G4536 θεοῦ, G2316 καταβήσεται G2597 ἀπ’ G575 οὐρανοῦ, G3772 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 νεκροὶ G3498 ἐν G1722 χριστῷ G5547 ἀναστήσονται G450 πρῶτον· G4412 [17] ἔπειτα G1899 ἡμεῖς G2249 οἱ G3588 ζῶντες, G2198 οἱ G3588 περιλειπόμενοι, G4035 ἅμα G260 σὺν G4862 αὐτοῖς G846 ἁρπαγησόμεθα G726 ἐν G1722 νεφέλαις G3507 εἰς G1519 ἀπάντησιν G529 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 εἰς G1519 ἀέρα· G109 καὶ G2532 οὕτως G3779 πάντοτε G3842 σὺν G4862 κυρίῳ G2962 ἐσόμεθα. G2071 [18] Ὥστε G5620 παρακαλεῖτε G3870 ἀλλήλους G240 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 λόγοις G3056 τούτοις. G5125

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 4:1a Λοιπὸν οὖν ¦ Τὸ λοιπὸν οὖν ¦ Λοιπόν
  2. ‡ 4:1b καθὼς ¦ ἵνα καθὼς ¦ [ἵνα] καθὼς
  3. ‡ 4:1c θεῷ ¦ θεῷ καθὼς καὶ περιπατεῖτε
  4. ‡ 4:6 προείπομεν ¦ προείπαμεν
  5. ‡ 4:8a καὶ ¦ [ ] ¦
  6. ‡ 4:8b δόντα ¦ διδόντα
  7. ‡ 4:8c ὑμᾶς ¦ ἡμᾶς
  8. ‡ 4:9 ὑμεῖς ¦
  9. ‡ 4:10 τοὺς ¦ [ ]
  10. ‡ 4:11 ἰδίαις ¦ [] ¦
  11. ‡ 4:13a θέλομεν ¦ θέλω
  12. ‡ 4:13b κεκοιμημένων ¦ κοιμωμένων