1 Thessalonians 4:12 BSB

1 Thessalonians 4:12

Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.

BSB

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ASV

that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

KJV

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That ye may walk honestly - Ευσχημονως· Becomingly, decently, respectably; as is consistent with the purity, holiness, gravity, and usefulness of your Christian calling. Them that are without - The unconverted Gentiles and Jews. See this expression explained at large on Col 4:5. That ye may have lack of nothing - That ye may be able to get your bread by honest labor, which God will ever bless; and be chargeable to no man.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Decently - That they may have no pretense to say, (but they will say it still,) "This religion makes men idle, and brings them to beggary." And may want nothing - Needful for life and godliness. What Christian desires more?

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
περιπατῆτε	peripatēte	you may walk	G4043 →
εὐσχημόνως	euschēmonōs	properly	G2156 →
πρὸς	pros	toward	G4314 →
τοὺς	tous	those	G3588 →
ἔξω	exō	outside	G1854 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μηδενὸς	mēdenos	of no one	G3367 →
χρείαν	chreian	need	G5532 →
ἔχητε.¶	echēte	may have.	G2192 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 2:12
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 8:21
  For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 3:16
  keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
- Matthew 5:16
  In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
- Titus 2:7–8
  In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
- Philippians 2:15–16
  so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
Through
Colossians 4:5
Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:15–17
  Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- James 3:13
  Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Through
Romans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
leads to
- Proverbs 20:22
  Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.