1 Thessalonians 4

1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.

As to what remains therefore, my brethren, we intreat and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received instructions from us, how ye ought to walk and to please God, ye would abound therein more and more.

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

For ye know what commandments we gave you from the Lord Jesus.

3 For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

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

4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,

and that every one of you should possess his vessel in sanctification and honor,

5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God,

not in the passion of lust, like the heathens who know not God.

6 that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

That no one over-reach, or wrong his brother in any thing: because the Lord is an avenger of all such crimes, as we also told you before, and testified to you.

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

For God hath not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

8 Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

He therefore who rejecteth us, rejecteth not man, but God; who hath given us his holy Spirit.

9 But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

But as to brotherly love, ye need not that I write unto you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

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

And indeed ye do it to all the brethren, that are in all Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, to abound in it more and more:

11 and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,

and endeavour to be quiet, and mind your own affairs, and work with your own hands,

12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

as we gave you in charge, that ye may walk decently toward those that are without, and may have need of no one's assistance.

13 But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

But I would not have you ignorant, my brethren, concerning those that are fallen asleep, that ye may not be grieved like others who have no hope:

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also those, that sleep in Jesus, will God bring with Him.

15 For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

For this we tell you in the word of the Lord, that we who shall be living and remain to the coming of the Lord, shall not be before those that are asleep.

16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with acclamation, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

17 then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

then we who are living and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we for ever be with the Lord.

18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Therefore comfort one another with these words.