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Vivir como agrada a Dios

Hermanos, tengo algo más que decirles. Ya les enseñamos a vivir de la forma que a Dios le agrada y ustedes están viviendo de esa manera, ahora los animamos y les pedimos en el nombre del Señor Jesús que se esfuercen más. Conocen muy bien las instrucciones que les dimos por la autoridad del Señor Jesús. Dios quiere que ustedes sean cada vez más puros, que se mantengan alejados de la inmoralidad sexual y que cada uno aprenda a controlar su cuerpo. Es decir, que usen su cuerpo de una manera que lleve a la pureza y honre a Dios.[a] No se dejen llevar por las pasiones del cuerpo como hacen los que no conocen a Dios. Ninguno debe hacerle daño a su hermano ni engañarlo de esa manera. El Señor castiga a todos los que cometen esos pecados, como ya les hemos advertido antes. Dios nos ha llamado para ser puros, no para que vivamos en el pecado. El que se niegue a obedecer esto, no está negándose a obedecer a los hombres sino a Dios, quien les da su Espíritu Santo.

No es necesario que les escribamos sobre el amor que deben tenerse como hermanos en Cristo, porque Dios ya les ha enseñado a amarse unos a otros. 10 En verdad ustedes aman a todos los hermanos de Macedonia. Por lo tanto, hermanos, ahora los animamos para que los amen cada vez más. 11 Hagan todo lo posible por vivir en paz. Cada uno preocúpese por lo suyo y trabaje para ganarse la vida, como ya les hemos dicho antes. 12 Si siguen estas instrucciones, la gente que no es creyente respetará su forma de vivir, y ustedes no tendrán que depender de otros para conseguir lo que necesitan.

El regreso del Señor

13 Hermanos, queremos que sepan lo que va a suceder con los muertos para que no estén tristes como los demás, que no tienen esperanza. 14 Creemos que Jesús murió y resucitó, y de igual manera, Dios hará que todos aquellos que murieron y que creían en Jesús resuciten para estar con él.

15 Lo que anunciamos ahora es un mensaje del Señor. Los que estemos vivos cuando regrese el Señor, nos iremos con él, pero los que ya hayan muerto irán antes de los que estén vivos. 16 El Señor mismo vendrá de los cielos. En ese momento dará su orden con voz de mando, de arcángel, sonará la trompeta de Dios y los que hayan muerto en Cristo resucitarán primero. 17 Luego, nosotros los que estemos vivos en ese momento, subiremos a las nubes con los resucitados para encontrarnos con el Señor en el aire, y así estaremos con el Señor para siempre. 18 Anímense entonces unos a otros con estas palabras.

Footnotes

  1. 4:4 o Dios quiere que cada uno aprenda a vivir con su esposa de una manera que lleve a la pureza y honre a Dios.

Plea for Purity

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; for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

For this is (C)the will of God, (D)your sanctification: (E)that you should abstain from sexual immorality; (F)that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, (G)not in passion of lust, (H)like the Gentiles (I)who do not know God; 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. For God did not call us to uncleanness, (K)but in holiness. (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

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. 1 Thessalonians 4:8 NU who also gives
  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Died
  3. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 Or through Jesus sleep
  4. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Dead

Living to Please God

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. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

It is God’s will(D) that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;(E) that each of you should learn to control your own body[a](F) in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust(G) like the pagans,(H) who do not know God;(I) 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. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.(M) Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.(N)

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. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Or learn to live with your own wife; or learn to acquire a wife
  2. 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.