1 Thessalonians 4:3
For, this, is a thing willed of God, your sanctification,—that ye should abstain from unchastity,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
In Context
2For ye know what charges we gave you, through the Lord Jesus.
Cross References
Leviticus 15:18Also, a woman with whom man lieth carnally, then shall they bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Psalms 143:10Teach me to do thy good pleasure, for, thou, art my God,—Thy spirit, is good, thou wilt set me down to rest in a level land.
Matthew 12:50For, whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he, is my, brother, and sister, and mother.
Mark 3:35Whosoever shall do the will of God, the same, is my brother and sister and mother.
John 7:17If any one intend, his will, to do, he shall get to know concerning the teaching—whether it is, of God, or, I, from myself, am speaking,
Acts 15:20but to write unto them, to abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
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 →