“finally, then brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you receive from us how you ought to walk and to please God.”
1 Thessalonians 4
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1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
“Furthermore, chapter 4,. 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.”
“Furthermore, 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.”
“Finally, then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God.”
“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.”
“finally then brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that as you receive from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God, just as you actually do walk, that you may excel still more.”
2For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
“For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.”
“For you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.”
“For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.”
“For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.”
“For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus”
“For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus,”
3For it is God's will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
“For this is the will of God, your sanctification that you should abstain from sexual immorality,”
“For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you should abstain from sexual immorality.”
“For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that is that you abstain from sexual immorality,”
“For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you should abstain from sexual immorality.”
“for this is the will of God even your Sanctification that ye should abstain from fornication.”
“for this is the will of God your sanctification that you abstain from sexual Immorality”
4each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
“that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor.”
“that every one of you should know how to possess His vessel in sanctification and honor.”
“that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,”
“that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor”
“that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour,”
“that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,”
5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
“not in the lust of concupiscence. Even as the Gentiles which know not God.”
“not in passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God,”
“not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God,”
“not in passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.”
“not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles, which know not God.”
“not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God.”
6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
“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.”
“that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter because the Lord is the avenger of all such as we also forewarned you and testified.”
“and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter, because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.”
“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,”
“that no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any manner because that the Lord is the avenger of all such. As we also have forewarned you and testified”
“And that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter, because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.”
7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
“For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.”
“For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.”
“For God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification.”
“For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.”
“For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.”
“For God has not called us for impurity but in holiness.”
8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
“He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit.”
“Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not man, but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.”
“Therefore whoever disregards this disregards not man but God who gives his Holy Spirit to you.”
“He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit.”
“Therefore, he who rejects this does not reject man, but God who has also given us his Holy Spirit.”
“he therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, God who hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit.”
9Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
“But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,”
“Now, as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.”
“but concerning brotherly love, you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.”
“But as touching brotherly love, ye need not that I write unto you, for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.”
“but as touching brotherly love, ye need not that I write unto you, for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.”
“But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,”
10And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
“and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more.”
“For that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more,”
“and indeed, you do toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more.”
“and indeed, ye do it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia, but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more.”
“and indeed you do it, toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia. But we beseech you, brethren, that you increase more and more.'".”
“and Indeed you do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia, but we beseech you brethren that you increase more and more.”
11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
“that you would also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your own hands as we commanded you.”
“and To make make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands. Just as we commended you”
“and to aspire to live quietly and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands as we instructed you,”
“And that ye study to be quiet, to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,”
“Aspire to live quietly and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your own hands as we instructed you.”
“and that you started to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands as we commanded you,”
12Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
“that you may walk properly toward those who are outside and that you may lack nothing.”
“So that you may walk properly Before outsiders and be dependent on no one”
“that ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, that ye may have lack of nothing.”
“So that you may behave properly towards outsiders and not be in any need.”
“so that you may live properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.”
13Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
“but I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.”
“But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.”
“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.”
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who sleep in Jesus.”
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.”
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who sleep in Jesus.”
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who sleep in Jesus.”
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.”
15By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
“For this, we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.”
“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.”
“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.”
“for this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.”
“For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.”
“For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.”
16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
“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.”
“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.”
“for the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ will rise first.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
17After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
“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.”
“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.”
“then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
“Wherefore, comfort one another with these words.”
“therefore, comfort one another with these words.”
“therefore comfort one another with these words.”
“Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”
“Therefore, comfort one another with these words.”
“Wherefore, comfort one another with these words.".”