1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

GOD’S WORD Translation

³ It is God’s will that you keep away from sexual sin as a mark of your devotion to him. ⁴ Each of you should know that finding a husband or wife for yourself is to be done in a holy and honorable way, ⁵ not in the passionate, lustful way of people who don’t know God. ⁶ No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this. ⁷ God didn’t call us to be sexually immoral but to be holy. ⁸ Therefore, whoever rejects this ⌞order⌟ is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.