1 Thessalonians 4:3 KJV — MannaFest

1 Thessalonians 4:3

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

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

for this is the will of God--your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,

DBT

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

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1 Thessalonians — Paul's earliest letter. Thanksgiving for a young church's faith, and plain teaching on holy living and the return of Christ.

Author: Paul, with Silvanus and Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 50–51, from Corinth

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Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 Peter 4:2
That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

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All that is contrary to chastity in heart, speech, and behaviour, is contrary to the command of God in the decalogue, and contrary to that holiness which the gospel requires. There are several arguments to enforce this caution. As, (1.) This branch of sanctification in particular is the will of God,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

It is the will of God in general that we should be holy, because he that called us is holy, and because we are chosen unto salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit; and not only does God require holiness in the heart, but also purity in our bodies, and that we should cleanse ourselves from all filthiness both of flesh and spirit, 2 Cor. vii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

For--enforcing the assertion that his "commandments" were "by (the authority of) the Lord Jesus" (1Th 4:2). Since "this is the will of God," let it be your will also. fornication--not regarded as a sin at all among the heathen, and so needing the more to be denounced (Ac 15:20).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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