1 Thessalonians 4:1-9

A Life Pleasing to God

1Finally, then, brothers,
Or  brothers and sisters; also verses 10, 13
we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you breceived from us chow you ought to walk and dto please God, just as you are doing, that you edo so more and more.
2For fyou know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3For this is the will of God, gyour sanctification:
Or  your holiness
ithat you abstain from sexual immorality;
4that each one of you know how to control his own jbody
Or  how to take a wife for himself; Greek  how to possess his own vessel
in holiness and lhonor,
5not in mthe passion of lust nlike the Gentiles owho do not know God; 6that no one transgress and pwrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is qan avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. 7For rGod has not called us for simpurity, but in holiness. 8Therefore twhoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, uwho gives his Holy Spirit to you.

9Now concerning vbrotherly love wyou have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been xtaught by God yto love one another,
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