1 Thessalonians 4:5 KJV — MannaFest

1 Thessalonians 4:5

Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

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ASV

not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;

WEB

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

YLT

not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God,

DBT

(not in passionate desire, even as the nations who know notGod,)

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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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1 Peter 1:14
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
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.
1 Peter 4:3
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
Ephesians 4:18
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Galatians 4:8
Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

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The Gentiles, and especially the Grecians, were commonly guilty of some sins of uncleanness which were not so evidently forbidden by the light of nature. But they did not know God, nor his mind and will, so well as Christians know, and should know, this his will, namely our sanctification in this branch of it.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

in the lust--Greek, "passion"; which implies that such a one is unconsciously the passive slave of lust. which know not God--and so know no better. Ignorance of true religion is the parent of unchastity (Eph 4:18, 19). A people's morals are like the objects of their worship (De 7:26;

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

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