1 Thessalonians 4:8
He therefore who spurneth, spurneth not man but God, who hath given his Holy Spirit in you.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
7For God did not call you unto impurity, but to sanctification.
Cross References
Luke 10:16He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.
Acts 5:3And Simon said to him: Ananias, why hath Satan so filled thy heart, that thou shouldst lie against the Holy Spirit, and conceal of the money of the price of the field?
Romans 5:5and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is diffused in our hearts, by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
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 →