1 Thessalonians 4:4
in order that each of you may control yourselves in a way that is holy and respectful,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
In Context
3What God wants is for you to live holy lives. So stay away from sexual immorality
5not indulging passionate lust like the heathen who have no knowledge of God.
Cross References
Acts 9:15But the Lord told him, “Get on your way, because he is the person I have chosen to take my name to foreigners and kings, as well as to Israel.
Romans 6:19I'm using this everyday example because your human thinking is limited. Just as you once enslaved yourselves to immorality, piling up sin upon sin, now you must enslave yourselves to what is pure and right.
Romans 12:1So I encourage you, my brothers and sisters, because of God's compassion for you, to dedicate your bodies as a living offering that is holy and pleasing to God. This is the logical way to worship.
1 Corinthians 6:18Stay away from sexual immorality! All other sins that people commit are outside of the body, but sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.
1 Corinthians 7:9But if they lack self-control, then they should get married—for it is better to marry than burn with desire.
Philippians 4:8Lastly, whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, beautiful, commendable, whatever is truly good and deserves to be praised, think about these kinds of things.
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 →