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World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 4 (WEBP)

[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.

1 Thessalonians 4:4 Literally, possess his own vessel

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King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Thessalonians 4 (KJVS)

[1] Furthermore then we beseech () you, brethren, and exhort () [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received () of us how ye ought () to walk () and to please () God, [so] ye would abound () more and more.
[2] For ye know () what commandments we gave () you by the Lord Jesus.
[3] For this is () the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain () from fornication:
[4] That every one of you should know () how to possess () his vessel in sanctification and honour;
[5] Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know () not God:
[6] That no [man] go beyond () and defraud () his brother in [any] matter: because that the Lord [is] the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned () you and testified. ()
[7] For God hath not called () us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
[8] He therefore that despiseth, () despiseth () not man, but God, who hath also given () unto us his holy Spirit.
[9] But as touching brotherly love ye need () not that I write () unto you: for ye yourselves are () taught of God to love () one another.
[10] And indeed ye do () it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech () you, brethren, that ye increase () more and more;
[11] And that ye study () to be quiet, () and to do () your own business, and to work with () your own hands, as we commanded () you;
[12] That ye may walk () honestly toward them that are without, and [that] ye may have () lack of nothing.
[13] But I would not have () you to be ignorant, () brethren, concerning them which are asleep, () that ye sorrow () not, even as others which have () no hope.
[14] For if we believe () that Jesus died () and rose again, () even so them also which sleep () in Jesus will God bring () with him.
[15] For this we say () unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive () [and] remain () unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent () them which are asleep. ()
[16] For the Lord himself shall descend () from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise () first:
[17] Then we which are alive () [and] remain () shall be caught up () together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be () with the Lord.
[18] Wherefore comfort () one another with these words.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Thessalonians 4 (BYZ)

[1] Λοιπὸν () οὖν, () ἀδελφοί, () ἐρωτῶμεν () ὑμᾶς () καὶ () παρακαλοῦμεν () ἐν () κυρίῳ () Ἰησοῦ () καθὼς () παρελάβετε () παρ’ () ἡμῶν () τὸ () πῶς () δεῖ () ὑμᾶς () περιπατεῖν () καὶ () ἀρέσκειν () θεῷ, () ἵνα () περισσεύητε () μᾶλλον. ()
[2] Οἴδατε () γὰρ () τίνας () παραγγελίας () ἐδώκαμεν () ὑμῖν () διὰ () τοῦ () κυρίου () Ἰησοῦ. ()
[3] Τοῦτο () γάρ () ἐστιν () θέλημα () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ὁ () ἁγιασμὸς () ὑμῶν, () ἀπέχεσθαι () ὑμᾶς () ἀπὸ () τῆς () πορνείας· ()
[4] εἰδέναι () ἕκαστον () ὑμῶν () τὸ () ἑαυτοῦ () σκεῦος () κτᾶσθαι () ἐν () ἁγιασμῷ () καὶ () τιμῇ, ()
[5] μὴ () ἐν () πάθει () ἐπιθυμίας, () καθάπερ () καὶ () τὰ () ἔθνη () τὰ () μὴ () εἰδότα () τὸν () θεόν· ()
[6] τὸ () μὴ () ὑπερβαίνειν () καὶ () πλεονεκτεῖν () ἐν () τῷ () πράγματι () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ· () διότι () ἔκδικος () ὁ () κύριος () περὶ () πάντων () τούτων, () καθὼς () καὶ () προείπομεν () ὑμῖν () καὶ () διεμαρτυράμεθα. ()
[7] Οὐ () γὰρ () ἐκάλεσεν () ἡμᾶς () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐπὶ () ἀκαθαρσίᾳ, () ἀλλ’ () ἐν () ἁγιασμῷ. ()
[8] Τοιγαροῦν () ὁ () ἀθετῶν () οὐκ () ἄνθρωπον () ἀθετεῖ, () ἀλλὰ () τὸν () θεὸν () τὸν () καὶ () δόντα () τὸ () πνεῦμα () αὐτοῦ () τὸ () ἅγιον () εἰς () ὑμᾶς. ()
[9] Περὶ () δὲ () τῆς () φιλαδελφίας () οὐ () χρείαν () ἔχετε () γράφειν () ὑμῖν· () αὐτοὶ () γὰρ () ὑμεῖς () θεοδίδακτοί () ἐστε () εἰς () τὸ () ἀγαπᾷν () ἀλλήλους· ()
[10] καὶ () γὰρ () ποιεῖτε () αὐτὸ () εἰς () πάντας () τοὺς () ἀδελφοὺς () τοὺς () ἐν () ὅλῃ () τῇ () Μακεδονίᾳ. () Παρακαλοῦμεν () δὲ () ὑμᾶς, () ἀδελφοί, () περισσεύειν () μᾶλλον, ()
[11] καὶ () φιλοτιμεῖσθαι () ἡσυχάζειν, () καὶ () πράσσειν () τὰ () ἴδια, () καὶ () ἐργάζεσθαι () ταῖς () ἰδίαις () χερσὶν () ὑμῶν, () καθὼς () ὑμῖν () παρηγγείλαμεν· ()
[12] ἵνα () περιπατῆτε () εὐσχημόνως () πρὸς () τοὺς () ἔξω, () καὶ () μηδενὸς () χρείαν () ἔχητε. ()
[13] Οὐ () θέλομεν () δὲ () ὑμᾶς () ἀγνοεῖν, () ἀδελφοί, () περὶ () τῶν () κεκοιμημένων, () ἵνα () μὴ () λυπῆσθε, () καθὼς () καὶ () οἱ () λοιποὶ () οἱ () μὴ () ἔχοντες () ἐλπίδα. ()
[14] Εἰ () γὰρ () πιστεύομεν () ὅτι () Ἰησοῦς () ἀπέθανεν () καὶ () ἀνέστη, () οὕτως () καὶ () ὁ () θεὸς () τοὺς () κοιμηθέντας () διὰ () τοῦ () Ἰησοῦ () ἄξει () σὺν () αὐτῷ. ()
[15] Τοῦτο () γὰρ () ὑμῖν () λέγομεν () ἐν () λόγῳ () κυρίου, () ὅτι () ἡμεῖς () οἱ () ζῶντες () οἱ () περιλειπόμενοι () εἰς () τὴν () παρουσίαν () τοῦ () κυρίου, () οὐ () μὴ () φθάσωμεν () τοὺς () κοιμηθέντας. ()
[16] Ὅτι () αὐτὸς () ὁ () κύριος () ἐν () κελεύσματι, () ἐν () φωνῇ () ἀρχαγγέλου, () καὶ () ἐν () σάλπιγγι () θεοῦ, () καταβήσεται () ἀπ’ () οὐρανοῦ, () καὶ () οἱ () νεκροὶ () ἐν () χριστῷ () ἀναστήσονται () πρῶτον· ()
[17] ἔπειτα () ἡμεῖς () οἱ () ζῶντες, () οἱ () περιλειπόμενοι, () ἅμα () σὺν () αὐτοῖς () ἁρπαγησόμεθα () ἐν () νεφέλαις () εἰς () ἀπάντησιν () τοῦ () κυρίου () εἰς () ἀέρα· () καὶ () οὕτως () πάντοτε () σὺν () κυρίῳ () ἐσόμεθα. ()
[18] Ὥστε () παρακαλεῖτε () ἀλλήλους () ἐν () τοῖς () λόγοις () τούτοις. ()

1 Thessalonians 4:1a B Λοιπὸν ⇒ Τὸ λοιπὸν
1 Thessalonians 4:1b N καθὼς ⇒ ἵνα καθὼς
1 Thessalonians 4:1c N ἵνα ⇒ καθὼς καὶ περιπατεῖτε ἵνα
1 Thessalonians 4:6a N ὁ ⇒ -
1 Thessalonians 4:6b B προείπομεν ⇒ προείπαμεν
1 Thessalonians 4:6c N προείπομεν ⇒ προείπαμεν
1 Thessalonians 4:8 N καὶ δόντα ⇒ [καὶ] διδόντα
1 Thessalonians 4:10 N τοὺς ἐν ⇒ [τοὺς] ἐν
1 Thessalonians 4:11 N ἰδίαις ⇒ [ἰδίαις]
1 Thessalonians 4:13 N κεκοιμημένων ⇒ κοιμωμένων