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

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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 Au reste, frères, puisque vous avez appris de nous comment vous devez vous conduire et plaire à Dieu, et que c’est là ce que vous faites, nous vous prions et nous vous conjurons au nom du Seigneur Jésus de marcher à cet égard de progrès en progrès.

2 Vous savez, en effet, quels préceptes nous vous avons donnés de la part du Seigneur Jésus.

3 Ce que Dieu veut, c’est votre sanctification; c’est que vous vous absteniez de l’impudicité;

4 c’est que chacun de vous sache posséder son corps dans la sainteté et l’honnêteté,

5 sans vous livrer à une convoitise passionnée, comme font les païens qui ne connaissent pas Dieu;

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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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