1 Thessalonians 4:3-12

English Standard Version

³ For this is the will of God, ^(A)your sanctification:^{[a] (B)}that you abstain from sexual immorality; ⁴ that each one of you know how to control his own ^(C)body^[b] in holiness and ^(D)honor, ⁵ not in ^(E)the passion of lust ^(F)like the Gentiles ^(G)who do not know God; ⁶ that no one transgress and ^(H)wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is ^(I)an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. ⁷ For ^(J)God has not called us for ^(K)impurity, but in holiness. ⁸ Therefore ^(L)whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, ^(M)who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

⁹ Now concerning ^(N)brotherly love ^(O)you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been ^(P)taught by God ^(Q)to love one another, ¹⁰ for that indeed is what ^(R)you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to ^(S)do this more and more, ¹¹ and to aspire ^(T)to live quietly, and ^(U)to mind your own affairs, and ^(V)to work with your hands, as we instructed you, ¹² so that you may ^(W)walk properly before ^(X)outsiders and be dependent on no one.