1 Thessalonians 4

1 Further, friends, we beg and urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus to carry out more fully than ever – as indeed you are already doing – all that you have heard from us as to what your daily life must be, if it is to please God.

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 you have not forgotten the directions that we gave you on the authority of our Lord Jesus.

οιδατε γαρ τινας παραγγελιας εδωκαμεν υμιν δια του κυριου ιησου

3 For this is God’s purpose – that you should be pure; abstaining from all immorality;

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

4 each of you learning to gain control over your own body, in a way that is holy and honourable,

ειδεναι εκαστον υμων το εαυτου σκευος κτασθαι εν αγιασμω και τιμη

5 and not for the mere gratification of your passions, like the Gentiles who know nothing of God;

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

6 none of you overreaching or taking advantage of their fellow follower of the Lord in such matters. The Lord takes vengeance on all who do such things, as we have already warned you and solemnly declared.

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 does not call us to an impure life, but demands holiness.

ου γαρ εκαλεσεν ημας ο θεος επι ακαθαρσια αλλ εν αγιασμω

8 Therefore the person who disregards this warning disregards, not people, but God who gives you his Holy Spirit.

τοιγαρουν ο αθετων ουκ ανθρωπον αθετει αλλα τον θεον τον {VAR2: [και] } διδοντα το πνευμα αυτου το αγιον εις υμας

9 As to love for each other there is no need to write to you; for you have yourselves been 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 and indeed you do act in this spirit towards all his people throughout Macedonia. Yet, friends, we beg you to do even more.

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

11 Make it your ambition to live quietly, and to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we directed you;

και φιλοτιμεισθαι ησυχαζειν και πρασσειν τα ιδια και εργαζεσθαι ταις {VAR2: [ιδιαις] } χερσιν υμων καθως υμιν παρηγγειλαμεν

12 so that your conduct may win respect from those outside the church, and that you may not want for anything.

ινα περιπατητε ευσχημονως προς τους εξω και μηδενος χρειαν εχητε

13 We don’t want you to be ignorant, friends, about those who have passed to their rest. We don’t want you to grieve like other people 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, as we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also we believe that God will bring, with Jesus, those who through him have passed to their rest.

ει γαρ πιστευομεν οτι ιησους απεθανεν και ανεστη ουτως και ο θεος τους κοιμηθεντας δια του ιησου αξει συν αυτω

15 This we tell you on the authority of the Lord – that those of us who are still living at the coming of the Lord will not anticipate those who have passed to their rest.

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, with a loud summons, with the shout of an archangel, and with the trumpet-call of God, the Lord himself will come down from heaven.

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 those who died in union with Christ will rise first; and afterwards we who are still living will be caught up in the clouds, with them, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be for ever 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 Therefore, comfort one another with what I have told you.

ωστε παρακαλειτε αλληλους εν τοις λογοις τουτοις