1 Thessalonians 4:5
And not in the lust of concupiscence, euen as the Gentiles which know not God:
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
In Context
4That euery one of you should know, how to possesse his vessell in holines and honour,
Cross References
Matthew 6:32(For after all these things seeke the Gentiles) for your heauenly Father knoweth, that ye haue neede of all these things.
Acts 17:23For as I passed by, and behelde your deuotions, I founde an altar wherein was written, VNTO THE VNKNOWEN GOD. Whom ye then ignorantly worship, him shewe I vnto you.
Romans 1:24Wherefore also God gaue them vp to their hearts lusts, vnto vncleannesse, to defile their owne bodies betweene themselues:
Romans 1:28For as they regarded not to acknowledge God, euen so God deliuered them vp vnto a reprobate minde, to doe those things which are not conuenient,
1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to liue righteously, and sinne not: for some haue not ye knowledge of God, I speake this to your shame.
Ephesians 2:12That ye were, I say, at that time without Christ, and were alients from the common wealth of Israel, and were strangers from the couenants of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in 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 →