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 Portanto, irmãos, no restante, vos rogamos e exortamos no Senhor Jesus, que, assim como recebestes de nós como deveis andar e agradar a Deus, que façais [assim] cada vez mais.

2 Pois vós sabeis quais mandamentos vos demos pelo Senhor Jesus.

3 Pois esta é a vontade de Deus: a vossa santificação, que não pratiqueis pecado sexual;

4 que cada um de vós saiba ser ter o seu instrumento em santidade e honra;

5 não na paixão do desejo malicioso, como os gentios que não conhecem Deus.

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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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