1 Thessalonians 4:7
For god hath not called vs vnto vnclennes: but vnto holynes.
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
In Context
8He therfore that despiseth despiseth not man but God which hath sent his holy sprete amonge you.
Cross References
Romans 8:29For those which he knewe before he also ordeyned before that they shuld be lyke fassioned vnto the shape of his sonne that he myght be the fyrst begotten sonne amonge many brethren.
Galatians 5:19The dedes of the flesshe are manyfest whiche are these advoutrie fornicacion vnclenes wantannes
Ephesians 2:10For we are his worckmanshippe created in Christ Iesu vnto good workes vnto the which god ordeyned vs before that we shuld walke in them.
Ephesians 4:19which beynge past repentaunce have geven them selves vnto wantannes to worke all manner of vnclennes even with gredynes.
2 Thessalonians 2:13But we are bounde to geve thankes alwaye to god for you brethren beloved of the lorde for because that God hath from the begynnynge chosen you to saluacion thorow sanctifyinge of the sprete and thorowe belevynge the trueth:
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 →