New Testament

1 Thessalonians 4

Greek · SBLGNT · 18 source records

Λοιπὸν ⸀οὖν, ἀδελφοί, ἐρωτῶμεν ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ, ⸀ἵνα καθὼς παρελάβετε παρ’ ἡμῶν τὸ πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν καὶ ἀρέσκειν θεῷ, ⸂καθὼς καὶ περιπατεῖτε⸃, ἵνα περισσεύητε μᾶλλον.

KJV · independent English navigation translation

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.

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TheThessaloniansMustWalkAndPleaseGodAsTheyLearnedFromUs WalksAndPleasesGodAsTheyLearnedFromUs

4:2 Inspect passage & models ↗

οἴδατε γὰρ τίνας παραγγελίας ἐδώκαμεν ὑμῖν διὰ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.

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For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

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τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ ἁγιασμὸς ὑμῶν, ἀπέχεσθαι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς πορνείας,

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For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

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CommitsFornication TheThessaloniansMustNotCommitFornication

4:4 Inspect passage & models ↗

εἰδέναι ἕκαστον ὑμῶν τὸ ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος κτᾶσθαι ἐν ἁγιασμῷ καὶ τιμῇ,

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That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

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AcquiresHisOwnVesselInSanctityAndHonour TheThessaloniansMustAcquireTheirOwnVesselInSanctityAndHonour

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μὴ ἐν πάθει ἐπιθυμίας καθάπερ καὶ τὰ ἔθνη τὰ μὴ εἰδότα τὸν θεόν,

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Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

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LivingInThePassionOfLust TheThessaloniansMustNotLiveInThePassionOfLust

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τὸ μὴ ὑπερβαίνειν καὶ πλεονεκτεῖν ἐν τῷ πράγματι τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, διότι ἔκδικος ⸀κύριος περὶ πάντων τούτων, καθὼς καὶ προείπαμεν ὑμῖν καὶ διεμαρτυράμεθα.

KJV · independent English navigation translation

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.

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OverreachingOrWrongingHisOwnBrother TheThessaloniansMustNotOverreachOrWrongTheirBrother

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οὐ γὰρ ἐκάλεσεν ἡμᾶς ὁ θεὸς ἐπὶ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ ἀλλ’ ἐν ἁγιασμῷ.

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For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

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τοιγαροῦν ὁ ἀθετῶν οὐκ ἄνθρωπον ἀθετεῖ ἀλλὰ τὸν θεὸν τὸν ⸀καὶ ⸀διδόντα τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ τὸ ἅγιον εἰς ὑμᾶς.

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He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

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Περὶ δὲ τῆς φιλαδελφίας οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε γράφειν ὑμῖν, αὐτοὶ γὰρ ὑμεῖς θεοδίδακτοί ἐστε εἰς τὸ ἀγαπᾶν ἀλλήλους·

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But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

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καὶ γὰρ ποιεῖτε αὐτὸ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς τοὺς ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ. παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, περισσεύειν μᾶλλον,

KJV · independent English navigation translation

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;

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ExcelsMoreInLovingTheBrothers TheThessaloniansMustExcelMoreInLovingTheBrothers

4:11 Inspect passage & models ↗

καὶ φιλοτιμεῖσθαι ἡσυχάζειν καὶ πράσσειν τὰ ἴδια καὶ ἐργάζεσθαι ⸀ταῖς χερσὶν ὑμῶν, καθὼς ὑμῖν παρηγγείλαμεν,

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And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

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IsZealousToLiveQuietly MindsHisOwnAffairs TheThessaloniansMustBeZealousToLiveQuietly TheThessaloniansMustMindTheirOwnAffairs TheThessaloniansMustWorkWithTheirOwnHands WorksWithHisOwnHands

4:12 Inspect passage & models ↗

ἵνα περιπατῆτε εὐσχημόνως πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω καὶ μηδενὸς χρείαν ἔχητε.

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That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

4:13 Inspect passage & models ↗

Οὐ θέλομεν δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, περὶ τῶν ⸀κοιμωμένων, ἵνα μὴ λυπῆσθε καθὼς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ οἱ μὴ ἔχοντες ἐλπίδα.

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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.

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εἰ γὰρ πιστεύομεν ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἀνέστη, οὕτως καὶ ὁ θεὸς τοὺς κοιμηθέντας διὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἄξει σὺν αὐτῷ.

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For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

4:15 Inspect passage & models ↗

τοῦτο γὰρ ὑμῖν λέγομεν ἐν λόγῳ κυρίου, ὅτι ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι εἰς τὴν παρουσίαν τοῦ κυρίου οὐ μὴ φθάσωμεν τοὺς κοιμηθέντας·

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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.

4:16 Inspect passage & models ↗

ὅτι αὐτὸς ὁ κύριος ἐν κελεύσματι, ἐν φωνῇ ἀρχαγγέλου καὶ ἐν σάλπιγγι θεοῦ, καταβήσεται ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ οἱ νεκροὶ ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναστήσονται πρῶτον,

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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:

4:17 Inspect passage & models ↗

ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁρπαγησόμεθα ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα· καὶ οὕτως πάντοτε σὺν κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα.

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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.

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ὥστε παρακαλεῖτε ἀλλήλους ἐν τοῖς λόγοις τούτοις.

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Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

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ComfortsOneAnotherWithTheseWords TheThessaloniansMustComfortOneAnotherWithTheseWords