1 Thessalonians 4:8
Therefore he that rejects, rejects not man, but God, who also gave to you his Holy Spirit.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
7For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Cross References
Luke 10:16He that hears you, hears me; and he that rejects you, rejects me; and he that rejects me, rejects him who sent me.
Acts 5:3But Peter said: Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart, that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?
Romans 5:5and hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God has been poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Spirit which was given to us.
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 →