1 Thessalonians 4

1 Finally then, brothers, we urge and exhort you in the Lord Jesus: as you received from us how you ought to behave and please God, do so even more

το λοιπον ουν αδελφοι ερωτωμεν υμας και παρακαλουμεν εν κυριω ιησου καθως παρελαβετε παρ ημων το πως δει υμας περιπατειν και αρεσκειν θεω ινα περισσευητε μαλλον

2 —you know what instructions we gave you through Sovereign Jesus.

οιδατε γαρ τινας παραγγελιας εδωκαμεν υμιν δια του κυριου ιησου

3 Now this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you stay away from fornication;

τουτο γαρ εστιν θελημα του θεου ο αγιασμος υμων απεχεσθαι υμας απο της πορνειας

4 that each of you know how to gain possession of his own ‘vessel’ in sanctification and honor,

ειδεναι εκαστον υμων το εαυτου σκευος κτασθαι εν αγιασμω και τιμη

5 not in lustful passion (like the heathen who do not know God);

μη εν παθει επιθυμιας καθαπερ και τα εθνη τα μη ειδοτα τον θεον

6 that no one trespass and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such behavior, as, indeed, we have already told you and warned you.

το μη υπερβαινειν και πλεονεκτειν εν τω πραγματι τον αδελφον αυτου διοτι εκδικος ο κυριος περι παντων τουτων καθως και προειπομεν υμιν και διεμαρτυραμεθα

7 Because God did not call us for uncleanness, but by holiness.

ου γαρ εκαλεσεν ημας ο θεος επι ακαθαρσια αλλ εν αγιασμω

8 So then, the rejecter is not rejecting man, but God, the very One who gave you His Holy Spirit.

τοιγαρουν ο αθετων ουκ ανθρωπον αθετει αλλα τον θεον τον [ και ] δοντα το πνευμα αυτου το αγιον εις υμας

9 Now about brotherly love you do not need to be written to, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

περι δε της φιλαδελφιας ου χρειαν εχετε γραφειν υμιν αυτοι γαρ υμεις θεοδιδακτοι εστε εις το αγαπαν αλληλους

10 because in fact you are doing so toward all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Still, we exhort you to do even more, brothers,

και γαρ ποιειτε αυτο εις παντας τους αδελφους τους εν ολη τη μακεδονια παρακαλουμεν δε υμας αδελφοι περισσευειν μαλλον

11 to make it a point to be peaceable and to mind your own business, to work with your hands (as we instructed you),

και φιλοτιμεισθαι ησυχαζειν και πρασσειν τα ιδια και εργαζεσθαι ταις ιδιαις χερσιν υμων καθως υμιν παρηγγειλαμεν

12 so that outsiders may be well impressed by your life style, and that you may have no lack.

ινα περιπατητε ευσχημονως προς τους εξω και μηδενος χρειαν εχητε

13 Now then, brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who have ‘fallen asleep’, so that you do not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

ου θελομεν δε υμας αγνοειν αδελφοι περι των κεκοιμημενων ινα μη λυπησθε καθως και οι λοιποι οι μη εχοντες ελπιδα

14 Because since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, just so will God bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in 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 to you by a word of the Lord, that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will absolutely not precede those who have 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 because the Lord Himself—with a commanding shout, with the archangel's voice and with God's trumpet—will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will 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 who are still alive, who are left, will be snatched up together with them in clouds to meet the Lord in the air. In precisely this way we will always 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 So then, comfort one another with these words.

ωστε παρακαλειτε αλληλους εν τοις λογοις τουτοις