1 Thessalonians 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”

1 Thessalonians 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Thessalonians 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Thessalonians 4:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Thessalonians 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,”

1 Thessalonians 4:3 — World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;”

1 Thessalonians 4:3 — American Standard Version

1 Thessalonians 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for this is the will of God--your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,”

1 Thessalonians 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For this is [the] will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;”

1 Thessalonians 4:3 — Darby Translation

1 Thessalonians 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For this is the will of God euen your sanctification, and that ye should abstaine from fornication,”

1 Thessalonians 4:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Thessalonians 4:3 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 4

1 RESTA pues, hermanos, que os roguemos y exhortemos en el Señor Jesús, que de la manera que fuisteis enseñados de nosotros de cómo os conviene andar, y agradar á Dios, [así] vayáis creciendo.

2 Porque ya sabéis qué mandamientos os dimos por el Señor Jesús.

3 Porque la voluntad de Dios es vuestra santificación: que os apartéis de fornicación;

4 Que cada uno de vosotros sepa tener su vaso en santificación y honor;

5 No con afecto de concupiscencia, como los Gentiles que no conocen á Dios:

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What Does 1 Thessalonians 4:3 Mean?

1 Thessalonians 4:3 is a verse from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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