1 Thessalonians 4
New King James Version
Plea for Purity
4 Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus (A)that you should abound more and more, (B)just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; 2 for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is (C)the will of God, (D)your sanctification: (E)that you should abstain from sexual immorality; 4 (F)that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5 (G)not in passion of lust, (H)like the Gentiles (I)who do not know God; 6 that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord (J)is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. 7 For God did not call us to uncleanness, (K)but in holiness. 8 (L)Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, (M)who[a] has also given us His Holy Spirit.
A Brotherly and Orderly Life
9 But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for (N)you yourselves are taught by God (O)to love one another; 10 and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, (P)that you increase more and more; 11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, (Q)to mind your own business, and (R)to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, 12 (S)that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.
The Comfort of Christ’s Coming
13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen [b]asleep, lest you sorrow (T)as others (U)who have no hope. 14 For (V)if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him (W)those who [c]sleep in Jesus.
15 For this we say to you (X)by the word of the Lord, that (Y)we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are [d]asleep. 16 For (Z)the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with (AA)the trumpet of God. (AB)And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 (AC)Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them (AD)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus (AE)we shall always be with the Lord. 18 (AF)Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8 NU who also gives
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Died
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 Or through Jesus sleep
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Dead
1 Tesalonicenses 4
La Palabra (España)
II.— INSTRUCCIONES Y RECOMENDACIONES DIVERSAS (4,1—5,22)
Una vida agradable a Dios
4 Por lo demás, hermanos, os pedimos y exhortamos a que, lo mismo que aprendisteis de nosotros a comportaros como conviene, agradando a Dios, así sigáis comportándoos para que progreséis lo más posible. 2 Conocéis cuáles fueron las instrucciones que os dimos de parte de Jesús, el Señor. 3 Dios, en efecto, quiere que viváis como consagrados a él, que os abstengáis de acciones deshonestas 4 y que cada uno de vosotros sepa vivir con su mujer santa y decorosamente, 5 sin que os arrastre la pasión, como arrastra a los paganos que no conocen a Dios. 6 Y que nadie en este asunto atropelle o conculque los derechos de su hermano porque, como ya os dijimos e insistimos en su día, el Señor hará justicia de todas estas cosas. 7 Pues no os ha llamado Dios a vivir en la impureza, sino como consagrados a él. 8 Por eso, quien rechaza esto, no rechaza una norma humana, sino a Dios que es quien os da su santo Espíritu.
9 En cuanto al amor fraterno, no hace falta que os diga nada por escrito, ya que el mismo Dios os ha enseñado a amaros los unos a los otros. 10 Y así lo practicáis con todos los hermanos de la entera Macedonia. Sólo os pedimos, hermanos, que progreséis en ello más y más, 11 que procuréis vivir tranquilos, que os ocupéis de vuestros asuntos y que trabajéis con vuestras manos, según las instrucciones que os dimos. 12 Así os ganaréis el respeto de los no cristianos y no tendréis que importunar a nadie.
Sobre los difuntos
13 Hermanos, no queremos que ignoréis la suerte de aquellos que ya han muerto. Así no estaréis tristes como lo están los que carecen de esperanza. 14 Nosotros creemos que Jesús ha muerto y ha resucitado; pues, igualmente, Dios llevará consigo a quienes han muerto unidos a Jesús.
15 Apoyados en la palabra del Señor, os aseguramos que nosotros los que estemos vivos, los supervivientes en el día de la manifestación del Señor no tendremos preferencia sobre los que ya murieron. 16 Porque el Señor mismo bajará del cielo y, a la voz de mando, cuando se oiga la voz del arcángel y resuene la trompeta divina, resucitarán en primer lugar los que murieron unidos a Cristo. 17 Después nosotros, los que aún quedemos vivos, seremos arrebatados, junto con ellos, entre nubes, y saldremos por los aires al encuentro del Señor. De este modo viviremos siempre con el Señor. 18 Alentaos, pues, unos a otros con esta enseñanza.
1 Thessalonians 4
New International Version
Living to Please God
4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 It is God’s will(D) that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;(E) 4 that each of you should learn to control your own body[a](F) in a way that is holy and honorable, 5 not in passionate lust(G) like the pagans,(H) who do not know God;(I) 6 and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister.[b](J) The Lord will punish(K) all those who commit such sins,(L) as we told you and warned you before. 7 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.(M) 8 Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.(N)
9 Now about your love for one another(O) we do not need to write to you,(P) for you yourselves have been taught by God(Q) to love each other.(R) 10 And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia.(S) Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,(T) 11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,(U) just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders(V) and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
Believers Who Have Died
13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed(W) about those who sleep in death,(X) so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.(Y) 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again,(Z) and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.(AA) 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,(AB) will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.(AC) 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven,(AD) with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel(AE) and with the trumpet call of God,(AF) and the dead in Christ will rise first.(AG) 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left(AH) will be caught up together with them in the clouds(AI) to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord(AJ) forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another(AK) with these words.
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Or learn to live with your own wife; or learn to acquire a wife
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family.
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