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1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 4 · verses 3–4
3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 in context
1Furthermore 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.
2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6That 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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Commentary
Cross references
- 1 Peter 4:2
- Romans 12:2
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
- Hebrews 13:4
- Ephesians 5:17
- Colossians 3:5
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4
- Ephesians 5:3-5
Key words (Strong's)
- sanctificationhagiasmosconsecration, purification, the effect of consecration, sanctification of heart and lifeG38 →
- fornicationporneiaillicit sexual intercourse, adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse…G4202 →
- abstainapechomaito hold one s self off, refrain, abstainG567 →
- possessktaomaito acquire, get, or procure a thing for one s self, to possess, to marry a wifeG2932 →
- vesselskeuosa vessel, an implement, in the plural, household utensils, domestic gear, the tackle and…G4632 →
- honourtimēa valuing by which the price is fixed, of the price itself, of the price paid or received…G5092 →
- knoweidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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Here we have, I. An exhortation to abound in holiness, to abound more and more in that which is good, Th1 4:1, Th1 4:2. We may observe, 1. The manner in which the exhortation is given - very affectionately. The apostle entreats them as brethren; he calls them so, and loved them as such.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8