1 Thessalonians 4

1 Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk, —that ye abound more and more.

Furthermore then we plead to you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as all of you have received of us how all of you ought to walk and to please God, so all of you would abound more and more.

2 For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

For all of you know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

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

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that all of you should abstain from fornication:

4 that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;

Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

6 that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

7 For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

For God has not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

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

He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who has also given unto us his holy Spirit. (pneuma)

9 But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

But as concerning brotherly love all of you need not that I write unto you: for all of you yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

10 for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;

And indeed all of you do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we plead to you, brethren, that all of you increase more and more;

11 and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

And that all of you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

12 that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

That all of you may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that all of you may have lack of nothing.

13 But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that all of you sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.

For this we say unto you by the word (logos) of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words. (logos)