1 Tesalonicenses 4
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4 Por lo demás, hermanos(A), os rogamos, pues, y os exhortamos(B) en el Señor Jesús, que como habéis recibido de nosotros instrucciones acerca de la manera en que debéis andar[a](C) y agradar(D) a Dios (como de hecho ya andáis), así abundéis en ello más y más(E). 2 Pues sabéis qué preceptos os dimos por autoridad del[b] Señor Jesús. 3 Porque esta es la voluntad de Dios: vuestra santificación; es decir, que os abstengáis de inmoralidad sexual[c](F); 4 que cada uno de vosotros(G) sepa cómo poseer[d] su propio vaso[e](H) en santificación y honor(I), 5 no en pasión de concupiscencia(J), como los gentiles que no conocen a Dios(K); 6 y que nadie peque y defraude(L) a su hermano en este asunto(M), porque el Señor es el vengador en todas estas cosas(N), como también antes os lo dijimos y advertimos solemnemente(O). 7 Porque Dios no nos ha llamado(P) a impureza(Q), sino a[f] santificación. 8 Por consiguiente, el que rechaza esto no rechaza a hombre, sino al Dios que os da su Espíritu Santo(R).
9 Mas en cuanto al amor fraternal(S), no tenéis necesidad de que nadie os escriba(T), porque vosotros mismos habéis sido enseñados por Dios a amaros unos a otros(U); 10 porque en verdad lo practicáis(V) con todos los hermanos que están en toda Macedonia. Pero os instamos, hermanos, a que abundéis en ello más y más(W), 11 y a que tengáis por vuestra ambición el llevar una vida tranquila(X), y os ocupéis en vuestros propios asuntos[g](Y) y trabajéis con vuestras manos(Z), tal como os hemos mandado; 12 a fin de que os conduzcáis[h](AA) honradamente para con los de afuera(AB), y no tengáis necesidad de nada(AC).
La venida del Señor
13 Pero no queremos, hermanos, que ignoréis(AD) acerca de los que duermen[i](AE), para que no os entristezcáis como lo hacen los demás(AF) que no tienen esperanza(AG). 14 Porque si creemos que Jesús murió y resucitó(AH), así también Dios traerá con Él a los que durmieron[j] en[k] Jesús(AI). 15 Por lo cual os decimos esto por la palabra del Señor(AJ): que nosotros los que estemos vivos(AK) y que permanezcamos hasta la venida del Señor(AL), no precederemos a los que durmieron[l](AM). 16 Pues el Señor mismo(AN) descenderá del cielo(AO) con voz[m](AP) de mando, con voz de arcángel(AQ) y con la trompeta de Dios(AR), y los muertos en Cristo se levantarán primero(AS). 17 Entonces nosotros, los que estemos vivos y que permanezcamos(AT), seremos arrebatados(AU) juntamente con ellos en las nubes al encuentro del Señor en el aire(AV), y así estaremos con el Señor(AW) siempre. 18 Por tanto, confortaos[n] unos a otros con estas palabras.
Footnotes
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:1 O, conduciros
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:2 Lit., por medio del
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:3 O, fornicación
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:4 O, adquirir
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:4 I.e., cuerpo; o, posiblemente, esposa
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:7 O, a vivir en
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:11 O, negocios
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:12 Lit., andéis
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:13 I.e., los que están muertos
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:14 I.e., murieron
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:14 Lit., por medio de
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:15 I.e., murieron
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:16 O, grito
- 1 Tesalonicenses 4:18 O, consolaos, o, alentaos
1 Tesalonicenses 4
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La vida que agrada a Dios
4 Por lo demás, hermanos, les pedimos encarecidamente en el nombre del Señor Jesús que sigan progresando en el modo de vivir que agrada a Dios, tal como lo aprendieron de nosotros. De hecho, ya lo están practicando. 2 Ustedes saben cuáles son las instrucciones que dimos de parte del Señor Jesús.
3 La voluntad de Dios es que sean santificados; que se aparten de la inmoralidad sexual; 4 que cada uno aprenda a controlar su propio cuerpo[a] de una manera santa y honrosa, 5 sin dejarse llevar por los malos deseos como hacen los paganos, que no conocen a Dios. 6 Y que nadie perjudique a su hermano ni se aproveche de él en este asunto. El Señor castiga todo esto, como ya hemos dicho y advertido. 7 Dios no nos llamó a la impureza, sino a la santidad; 8 por tanto, el que rechaza estas instrucciones no rechaza a un hombre, sino a Dios, quien da a ustedes su Espíritu Santo.
9 En cuanto al amor fraternal, no necesitan que escribamos, porque Dios mismo les ha enseñado a amarse unos a otros. 10 En efecto, ustedes aman a todos los hermanos que viven en Macedonia. No obstante, hermanos, los animamos a amarse aún más, 11 a procurar vivir tranquilos, a ocuparse de sus propias responsabilidades y a trabajar con sus propias manos. Así les he mandado 12 para que, por su modo de vivir, se ganen el respeto de los que no son creyentes y no tengan que depender de nadie.
La venida del Señor
13 Hermanos, no queremos que ignoren lo que va a pasar con los que ya han muerto,[b] para que no se entristezcan como esos otros que no tienen esperanza. 14 ¿Acaso no creemos que Jesús murió y resucitó? Así también Dios resucitará con Jesús a los que han muerto en unión con él. 15 Conforme a lo dicho por el Señor, afirmamos que nosotros, los que estemos vivos y hayamos quedado hasta la venida del Señor, de ninguna manera nos adelantaremos a los que hayan muerto. 16 El Señor mismo descenderá del cielo con voz de mando, con voz de arcángel y con trompeta de Dios, y los muertos en Cristo resucitarán primero. 17 Luego los que estemos vivos, los que hayamos quedado, seremos arrebatados junto con ellos en las nubes para encontrarnos con el Señor en el aire. Y así estaremos con el Señor para siempre. 18 Por lo tanto, anímense unos a otros con estas palabras.
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.
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 Thessalonians 4
King James Version
4 Furthermore 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.
2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6 That 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.
7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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