11 translations · Greek
1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
1 Thessalonians 4:3 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
- KJV King James Version
- For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
- ASV American Standard Version
- For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for this is the will of God—your sanctification: that you abstain from the whoredom,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- What God wants is for you to live holy lives. So stay away from sexual immorality
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for this is the will of God — your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,
- DBY Darby Translation
- For this is [the] will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from lewdness.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that you should abstain from fornication;
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τοῦτο | Touto | that | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| γάρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| ἐστιν | estin | it is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| θέλημα | thelēma | will | G2307 θέλημα will/desire |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | God’s | G2316 θεός God |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἁγιασμὸς | hagiasmos | should be holy | G38 ἁγιασμός holiness |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἀπέχεσθαι | apechesthai | must abstain | G568 ἀπέχω to have in full |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | You | G4771 σύ you |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πορνείας | porneias | sexual immorality | G4202 πορνεία sexual sin |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 4:2
that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
- Romans 12:2
Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
- Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
- Ephesians 5:17
Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
- Ephesians 5:3–5
But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints; nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks. Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4
that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,
- Galatians 5:19
Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,
- 1 John 2:17
The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,
5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God;
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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