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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

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 4 (YLT)

[1] As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus, as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye may abound the more,
[2] for ye have known what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus,
[3] for this is the will of God-your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,
[4] that each of you know his own vessel to possess in sanctification and honour,
[5] not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God,
[6] that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger is the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,
[7] for God did not call us on uncleanness, but in sanctification;
[8] he, therefore, who is despising-doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.
[9] And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,
[10] for ye do it also to all the brethren who are in all Macedonia; and we call upon you, brethren, to abound still more,
[11] and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,
[12] that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.
[13] And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that ye may not sorrow, as also the rest who have not hope,
[14] for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also God those asleep through Jesus he will bring with him,
[15] for this to you we say in the word of the Lord, that we who are living-who do remain over to the presence of the Lord-may not precede those asleep,
[16] because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first,
[17] then we who are living, who are remaining over, together with them shall be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in air, and so always with the Lord we shall be;
[18] so, then, comfort ye one another in these words.