1 Thessalonians 4:8

Therefore a defiant spirit in such a case provokes not man but God, who puts His Holy Spirit into your hearts.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

In Context

7God has not called us to an unclean life, but to one of purity.

9But on the subject of love for the brotherhood it is unnecessary for me to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another;

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Cross References

Luke 10:16"He who listens to you listens to me; and he who disregards you disregards me, and he who disregards me disregards Him who sent me."

Acts 5:3"Ananias," said Peter, "why has Satan taken possession of your heart, that you should try to deceive the Holy Spirit and dishonestly keep back part of the price paid you for this land?

Romans 5:5and that this hope never disappoints, because God's love for us floods our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been 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 →

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