1 Thessalonians 4:7
for God did not call us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
In Context
8He, therefore, who is despising, does not despise man, but God, who also gave His Holy Spirit to us.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:2“Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: You are holy, because I, your God YHWH, [am] holy.
Romans 8:29because whom He foreknew, He also foreordained, conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be firstborn among many brothers;
Galatians 5:19And the works of the flesh are also evident, which are: adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, licentiousness,
Ephesians 2:10for we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus on good works, which God prepared before, that we may walk in them.
Ephesians 4:19who, having ceased to feel, gave themselves up to the licentiousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;
2 Thessalonians 2:13And we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brothers, beloved by the LORD, that God chose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,
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 →