1 Thessalonians 4:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷ God didn't choose you to be filthy, but to be pure. ⁸ So if you don't obey these rules, you are not really disobeying us. Instead, you are disobeying God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

⁹ We don't have to write you about the need to love each other. God has taught you to do this,