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1 Thessalonians 4:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Thessalonians 4:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3 (A)[a]For this is the will of God even your [b]sanctification, and that ye should abstain from fornication,
4 [c]That everyone of you should know, how to possess his vessel in holiness and honor,
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:3 This is the sum of those things, which he delivered them, to dedicate themselves wholly to God. And he condemneth plainly all filthiness through lust, because it is altogether contrary to the will of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3 See John 19:17.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Another reason, because it defileth the body.
1 Thessalonians 4:2-4
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 4:2-4
New International Version
2 For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 It is God’s will(A) that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;(B) 4 that each of you should learn to control your own body[a](C) in a way that is holy and honorable,
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Or learn to live with your own wife; or learn to acquire a wife
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