1 Thessalonians 4:5
Not in the lust of passion, as the Gentiles who do not know God:
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
In Context
4That every one of you should know how to possess his own vessel in holiness and honour;
Cross References
Matthew 6:32After all these things the Gentiles seek: but your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
Acts 17:23For as I passed by, and beheld the objects of your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, what you worship as unknown, this I declare to you.
Romans 1:24Therefore God gave them up, through the lusts of their own hearts, to sexual impurity, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves:
Romans 1:28And as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper.
1 Corinthians 15:34Awaken to sobriety, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
Ephesians 2:12That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and 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 →