1 Thessalonians 4:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Thessalonians 4:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Thessalonians 4:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8 — World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 4:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8 — American Standard Version

1 Thessalonians 4:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“he, therefore, who is despising--doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 4:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He therefore that [in this] disregards [his brother], disregards, not man, but God, who has given also his Holy Spirit to you.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8 — Darby Translation

1 Thessalonians 4:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Hee therefore that despiseth these thinges, despiseth not man, but God who hath euen giuen you his holy Spirit.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8 — Geneva Bible

1 Thessalonians 4:8 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 4

6 Que ninguno oprima, ni engañe en nada á su hermano: porque el Señor es vengador de todo esto, como ya os hemos dicho y protestado.

7 Porque no nos ha llamado Dios á inmundicia, sino á santificación.

8 Así que, el que menosprecia, no menosprecia á hombre, sino á Dios, el cual también nos dió su Espíritu Santo.

9 Mas acerca de la caridad fraterna no habéis menester que os escriba: porque vosotros mismos habéis aprendido de Dios que os améis los unos á los otros;

10 Y también lo hacéis [así] con todos los hermanos que están por toda Macedonia. Empero os rogamos, hermanos, que abundéis más;

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What Does 1 Thessalonians 4:8 Mean?

1 Thessalonians 4:8 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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