1 Thessalonians 4:3
For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
Berean Standard Bible
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 the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
4each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
Cross References
Leviticus 15:18If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Matthew 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Mark 3:35For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
Acts 15:20Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, 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 →