1 Thessalonians 4:5
not in to{passion} of{desire-upon-ia} even-according-as also the nations, the not having-beheld the God,
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 6:32for the-same all the nations is-seeking-upon, for the Father of{you}, the heavenly, has-beheld that you-are-needing of{the-same emphatically-all}.
Acts 17:23for, being-come-through and observing-anew the devotion-effects of{you}, I-discover also [a] platform in to{which} it-had-been-written-upon, 'to{[an] unknown god}.' So, whom without-knowing you-are-well-devoting, I am-messaging-according-to the-same[masculine] to{you}.
Romans 1:24through-which also the God gives-aside/delivers same in to{the desire-upon-ias} of{the hearts} of{same} into unclean-ia of{the} the bodies of{same} to-be-being-un-value-ized in to{sameselves},
Romans 1:28and according-as they-do_not_esteem-ize the God to-be-having in to{knowledge-upon}, the God gives-aside/delivers same into un-esteem-able/disreputable/discredited/unapproved/unqualified mind/thinking to-be-doing the not arriving-according-to/appropriate/suitable,
1 Corinthians 15:34Sober-out justly and do_not_be-sinning, for some are-having without-know-ia/ignorance of{God}. I-am-speaking toward turn-in[i.e. self-reflection] to{you}.
Ephesians 2:12that you-have-been-being in to{the season, the-there} separate/apart-from of{Anointed}, having-belonged-to-others-off/away-from of{the city-ia/citizenship} of{the} Israel, and foreign of{the through-placements/dispositions/covenants} of{the message-upon-ia/declaration}, not having expectation, and godless in to{the world}.
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 →