1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that you should abstain from fornication;
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
In Context
2For you know what precepts I have given to you by the Lord Jesus.
4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour:
Cross References
Leviticus 15:18The woman, with whom he copulateth, shall be washed with water, and shall be unclean until the evening.
Matthew 12:50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Mark 3:35For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
John 7:17If any man do the will of him; he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Acts 15:20But that we write unto them, that they refrain themselves from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 4:2-9
Exhortations to Holiness; Caution against Impurity. ( a. d. 51.) 1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. 2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 5 Not in the lust… Read the whole commentary →