1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;
Noyes 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 ye know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
4that every one of you should know how to procure for himself his own vessel in purity and honor,
Cross References
Psalms 143:10Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God! Let thy good spirit lead me in a plain path!
Matthew 12:50For whoever doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Mark 3:35Whoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
John 7:17If any one is desirous to do his will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from myself.
Acts 15:20but that we should write to them by letter to abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from that which hath been 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 →