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1 Thessalonians 4:8-10
New Catholic Bible
1 Thessalonians 4:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 Therefore, anyone who rejects these instructions[a] rejects not human authority but the God who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.
An Honorable Life.[b] 9 In respect to brotherly love, there is no necessity to write to you about that, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another. 10 And indeed you have shown your love to all the brethren throughout Macedonia. However, we urge you, brethren, to make even greater progress in this regard.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:8 Instructions: this word does not necessarily refer to the sayings of Jesus but rather to guidelines set forth in the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9 God pours the Spirit into the hearts of believers and that Spirit guides them in God’s ways. However, other questions remain: certain Christians, awaiting the imminent coming of the Lord, experience a crisis of laziness (see 2 Thes 3:6-12); they must be seriously reminded of the personal and social life, without which love is but a futile word.
1 Thessalonians 4:8-10
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 4:8-10
New International Version
8 Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.(A)
9 Now about your love for one another(B) we do not need to write to you,(C) for you yourselves have been taught by God(D) to love each other.(E) 10 And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia.(F) Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,(G)
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