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.
λοιπον {VAR2: ουν } αδελφοι ερωτωμεν υμας και παρακαλουμεν εν κυριω ιησου {VAR1: [ινα] } {VAR2: ινα } καθως παρελαβετε παρ ημων το πως δει υμας περιπατειν και αρεσκειν θεω καθως και περιπατειτε ινα περισσευητε μαλλον
2 For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
οιδατε γαρ τινας παραγγελιας εδωκαμεν υμιν δια του κυριου ιησου
3 For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;
τουτο γαρ εστιν θελημα του θεου ο αγιασμος υμων απεχεσθαι υμας απο της πορνειας
4 that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,
ειδεναι εκαστον υμων το εαυτου σκευος κτασθαι εν αγιασμω και τιμη
5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;
μη εν παθει επιθυμιας καθαπερ και τα εθνη τα μη ειδοτα τον θεον
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.
το μη υπερβαινειν και πλεονεκτειν εν τω πραγματι τον αδελφον αυτου διοτι εκδικος κυριος περι παντων τουτων καθως και προειπαμεν υμιν και διεμαρτυραμεθα
7 For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
ου γαρ εκαλεσεν ημας ο θεος επι ακαθαρσια αλλ εν αγιασμω
8 Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.
τοιγαρουν ο αθετων ουκ ανθρωπον αθετει αλλα τον θεον τον {VAR2: [και] } διδοντα το πνευμα αυτου το αγιον εις υμας
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;
περι δε της φιλαδελφιας ου χρειαν εχετε γραφειν υμιν αυτοι γαρ υμεις θεοδιδακτοι εστε εις το αγαπαν αλληλους
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;
και γαρ ποιειτε αυτο εις παντας τους αδελφους [τους] εν ολη τη μακεδονια παρακαλουμεν δε υμας αδελφοι περισσευειν μαλλον
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;
και φιλοτιμεισθαι ησυχαζειν και πρασσειν τα ιδια και εργαζεσθαι ταις {VAR2: [ιδιαις] } χερσιν υμων καθως υμιν παρηγγειλαμεν
12 that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.
ινα περιπατητε ευσχημονως προς τους εξω και μηδενος χρειαν εχητε
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.
ου θελομεν δε υμας αγνοειν αδελφοι περι των κοιμωμενων ινα μη λυπησθε καθως και οι λοιποι οι μη εχοντες ελπιδα
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.
ει γαρ πιστευομεν οτι ιησους απεθανεν και ανεστη ουτως και ο θεος τους κοιμηθεντας δια του ιησου αξει συν αυτω
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.
τουτο γαρ υμιν λεγομεν εν λογω κυριου οτι ημεις οι ζωντες οι περιλειπομενοι εις την παρουσιαν του κυριου ου μη φθασωμεν τους κοιμηθεντας
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;
οτι αυτος ο κυριος εν κελευσματι εν φωνη αρχαγγελου και εν σαλπιγγι θεου καταβησεται απ ουρανου και οι νεκροι εν χριστω αναστησονται πρωτον
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.
επειτα ημεις οι ζωντες οι περιλειπομενοι αμα συν αυτοις αρπαγησομεθα εν νεφελαις εις απαντησιν του κυριου εις αερα και ουτως παντοτε συν κυριω εσομεθα
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
ωστε παρακαλειτε αλληλους εν τοις λογοις τουτοις
