1 Thessalonians 4:3

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Thessalonians 4:3

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;

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KJV

King James Version

For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

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WEB

World English Bible

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

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ASV

American Standard Version

For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

For this is [the] will of God—your⁺ sanctification: [for] you⁺ to abstain from sexual immorality;

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Thessalonians 4

¹ Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

² For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

³ For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;

⁴ each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,

⁵ not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;

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