1 Thessalonians 4 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Sanctification and Love

1 Finally ^G3062 then ^G3767, brothers ^G80, we ask ^G2065 and exhort ^G3870 you in the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424, that as you received ^G3880 from us as to how ^G4459 you ought ^G1163 to [fn]walk ^G4043 and please ^G700 God ^G2316 (just ^G2531 as you actually ^G2532 do [fn]walk ^G4043), that you excel ^G4052 still ^G3123 more ^G3123.

2 For you know ^G6063 what ^G5101 commandments ^G3852 we gave ^G1325 you through the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424. 3 For this ^G3778 is the will ^G2307 of God ^G2316, your sanctification ^G38: that you abstain ^G568 from [fn]sexual ^G4202 immorality ^G4202; 4 that each ^G1538 of you know ^G6063 how ^G6063 to [fn]possess ^G2932 his own ^G1438 [fn]vessel ^G4632 in sanctification ^G38 and honor ^G5092, 5 not in [fn]lustful ^G1939 passion ^G3806, like ^G2509 the Gentiles ^G1484 who do not know ^G6063 God ^G2316; 6 and that no ^G3361 man transgress ^G5233 and defraud ^G4122 his brother ^G80 in the matter ^G4229 because ^G1360 the Lord ^G2962 is the avenger ^G1558 in all ^G3956 these ^G3778 things ^G3778, just ^G2531 as we also ^G2532 told ^G4280 you before ^G4280 and solemnly ^G1263 warned ^G1263 you. 7 For God ^G2316 did not call ^G2564 us to impurity ^G167, but [fn]in sanctification ^G38. 8 Consequently ^G5105, he who sets ^G114 this aside ^G114 is not setting ^G114 aside ^G114 man ^G444 but the God ^G2316 who gives ^G1325 His Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 to you.

9 Now ^G1161 concerning love ^G5360 of ^G5360 the ^G5360 brothers ^G5360, you have ^G2192 no ^G3756 need ^G5532 for anyone to write ^G1125 to you, for you yourselves ^G846 are taught ^G2312 by ^G2312 God ^G2312 to love ^G25 one ^G240 another ^G240, 10 for indeed ^G2532 you do practice ^G4160 it toward ^G1519 all ^G3956 the brothers ^G80 who ^G3588 are in all ^G3650 Macedonia ^G3109. But we urge ^G3870 you, brothers ^G80, to excel ^G4052 still ^G3123 more ^G3123, 11 and to make ^G5389 it ^G5389 your ambition ^G5389 to lead ^G2270 a ^G2270 quiet ^G2270 life ^G2270 and attend ^G4238 to your own ^G2398 business and work ^G2038 with your hands ^G5495, just ^G2531 as we commanded ^G3853 you, 12 so ^G2443 that you will walk ^G4043 properly ^G2156 toward ^G4314 outsiders ^G3588 G1854 and [fn]not be in any ^G3367 need ^G5532.

The Dead in Christ Will Rise

13 But we do not want ^G2309 you to be uninformed ^G50, brothers ^G80, about ^G4012 those ^G3588 who are ^G2837 asleep ^G2837, so ^G2443 that you will not grieve ^G3076 as do the rest ^G3062 who have ^G2192 no ^G3361 hope ^G1680.

14 For if ^G1487 we believe ^G4100 that Jesus ^G2424 died ^G599 and rose ^G450 again ^G450, even ^G2532 so ^G3779 God ^G2316 will bring ^G71 with Him those ^G3588 who have fallen ^G2837 asleep ^G2837 [fn]in Jesus ^G2424. 15 For this ^G3778 we say ^G3004 to you by the word ^G3056 of the Lord ^G2962, that we who are ^G2198 alive ^G2198 [fn]and remain ^G4035 until ^G1519 the coming ^G3952 of the Lord ^G2962, will not precede ^G5348 those ^G3588 who have fallen ^G2837 asleep ^G2837. 16 For the Lord ^G2962 Himself ^G846 will descend ^G2597 from heaven ^G3772 with a [fn]shout ^G2752, with the voice ^G5456 of the archangel ^G743 and with the trumpet ^G4536 of God ^G2316, and the dead ^G3498 in Christ ^G5547 will rise ^G450 first ^G4413. 17 Then ^G1899 we who are ^G2198 alive ^G2198 [fn]and remain ^G4035 will be caught ^G726 up together ^G260 with them in the clouds ^G3507 to meet ^G529 the Lord ^G2962 in the air ^G109, and so ^G3779 we shall always ^G3842 be with the Lord ^G2962. 18 Therefore ^G5620 comfort ^G3870 one ^G240 another ^G240 with these ^G3778 words ^G3056.