1 Thessalonians 4:4-12

English Standard Version

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

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