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1 Thessalonians 4:7 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 4 · verse 7
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.1 Thessalonians 4:7 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 4:7 in context
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.
8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9But 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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Cross references
- Leviticus 11:44
- 1 Peter 2:9-12
- Ephesians 1:4
- 1 Peter 1:14-16
- Romans 8:29-30
- 1 Peter 2:21-22
- Leviticus 19:2
- 2 Timothy 1:9
Key words (Strong's)
- uncleannessakatharsiauncleanness, physical, in a moral sense the impurity of lustful, luxurious, profligate…G167 →
- holinesshagiasmosconsecration, purification, the effect of consecration, sanctification of heart and lifeG38 →
- calledkaleōto call, to call aloud, utter in a loud voice, to invite, to callG2564 →
- 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