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1 Thessalonians 4:5 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 4 · verse 5
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:1 Thessalonians 4:5 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 4:5 in context
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.
7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
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Key words (Strong's)
- concupiscenceepithymiadesire, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lustG1939 →
- Gentilesethnosa multitude associated or living together, a company, troop, swarm, a multitude of…G1484 →
- lustpathoswhatever befalls one, whether it be sad or joyous, spec. a calamity, mishap, evil…G3806 →
- 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