1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
In Context
2For ye know what commands we gave you, through the Lord Jesus.
4that each one of you know how to possess[4:4] his vessel in sanctification and honor;
Cross References
Matthew 12:50For whoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Mark 3:35For whoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
John 7:17If any one desires to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.
Acts 15:20but that we write to them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is 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 →