1 Thessalonians 4:7
for God did not call us on uncleanness, but in sanctification;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 19:2'Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy [am] I, Jehovah, your God.
Romans 8:29because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;
Galatians 5:19And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Ephesians 2:10for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.
Ephesians 4:19who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;
2 Thessalonians 2:13And we — we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,
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 →