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1 Thessalonians, Chapter 4, verses 1-12
1 Sanctification and Love1 Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought toawalk and please God (just as you actually dobwalk), that you excel still more. 2 For you know what commandments we gave youcby the authority of the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain fromdsexual immorality; 4 that each of you know how toepossess his ownfvessel in sanctification and honor, 5 not inglustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6 and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you. 7 For God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, buthin sanctification. 8 So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. | |
9 Now as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; 10 for indeed you do practice it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, to excel still more, 11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, 12 so that you willibehave properly toward outsiders andjnot be in any need. |
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