[a]That everyone of you should know, how to possess his vessel in holiness and honor,

[b]And not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

(A)[c]That no man oppress or defraud his brother in any matter: for the Lord is avenger of all such things, as we also have told you beforetime, and testified.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Another reason, because it defileth the body.
  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:5 The third, because the Saints are discerned from them which know not God, by honesty and purity.
  3. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 Secondly, he reprehendeth all violent oppression and immoderate desire, and showeth most severely as the Prophet of God, that God will revenge such wickedness.

that each of you should learn to control your own body[a](A) in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust(B) like the pagans,(C) who do not know God;(D) and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister.[b](E) The Lord will punish(F) all those who commit such sins,(G) as we told you and warned you before.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Or learn to live with your own wife; or learn to acquire a wife
  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family.