1 Thessalonians 4 ========== :1 Furthermore 3063 -loipon then 3767 -oun we beseech 2065 -erotao you, brethren 0080 -adephos , and exhort 3870 -parakaleo [you] by the Lord 2962 -kurios Jesus 2424 -Iesous , that as ye have received 3880 -paralambano of us how 4459 -pos ye ought 1163 -dei to walk 4043 -peripateo and to please 0700 -aresko God 2316 -theos , [so] ye would abound 4052 -perisseuo more 3123 - mallon and more 3123 -mallon . :2 For ye know 1492 -eido what 5101 -tis commandments 3852 - paraggelia we gave 1325 -didomi you by the Lord 2962 -kurios Jesus 2424 -Iesous . :3 For this 5124 -touto is the will 2307 -thelema of God 2316 - theos , [even] your 5216 -humon sanctification 0038 -hagiasmos , that ye should abstain 0567 -apechomai from fornication 4202 - porneia : :4 That every 1538 -hekastos one of you should know 1492 -eido how to possess 2932 -ktaomai his vessel 4632 -skeuos in sanctification 0038 -hagiasmos and honour 5092 -time ; :5 Not in the lust 3806 -pathos of concupiscence 1939 - epithumia , even 2532 -kai as the Gentiles 1484 -ethnos which 3588 -ho know 1492 -eido not God 2316 -theos : :6 That no 3361 -me [man] go 5233 -huperbaino beyond 5233 - huperbaino and defraud 4122 -pleonekteo his brother 0080 - adephos in [any] matter 4229 -pragma : because 1360 -dioti that the Lord 2962 -kurios [is] the avenger 1558 -ekdikos of all 3956 -pas such 5130 -touton , as we also 2532 -kai have forewarned 4277 -proepo you and testified 1263 -diamarturomai . :7 For God 2316 -theos hath not called 2564 -kaleo us unto uncleanness 0167 -akatharsia , but unto holiness 0038 -hagiasmos . :8 He therefore 5105 -toigaroun that despiseth 0114 -atheteo , despiseth 0114 -atheteo not man 0444 -anthropos , but God 2316 - theos , who 3588 -ho hath also 2532 -kai given 1325 -didomi unto us his holy 0040 -hagios Spirit 4151 -pneuma . :9 But as touching 4012 -peri brotherly 5360 -philadelphia love 5360 -philadelphia ye need 5532 -chreia not that I write 1125 - grapho unto you: for ye yourselves 0846 -autos are taught 2312 - theodidaktos and 2312 theologos of God 2312 -theodidaktos and 2312 theologos to love 0025 -agapao one 0240 -allelon another 0240 -allelon . :10 And indeed 1063 -gar ye do 4160 -poieo it toward 1519 -eis all 3956 -pas the brethren 0080 -adephos which 3588 -ho are in all 3650 -holos Macedonia 3109 -Makedonia : but we beseech 3870 - parakaleo you, brethren 0080 -adephos , that ye increase 4052 - perisseuo more 3123 -mallon and more 3123 -mallon ; :11 And that ye study 5389 -philotimeomai to be quiet 2270 - hesuchazo , and to do 4238 -prasso your 2398 -idios own 2398 - idios business 2398 -idios , and to work 2038 -ergazomai with your 2398 -idios own 2398 -idios hands 5495 -cheir , as we commanded 3853 -paraggello you; :12 That ye may walk 4043 -peripateo honestly 2156 -euschemonos toward 4314 -pros them that are without 1854 -exo , and [that] ye may have 2192 -echo lack 5332 -pharmakeus of nothing 3367 - medeis . :13 But I would 2309 -thelo not have you to be ignorant 0050 - agnoeo , brethren 0080 -adephos , concerning 4012 -peri them which are asleep 2837 -koimao , that ye sorrow 3076 -lupeo not, even 2532 -kai as others 3062 -loipoy which 3588 -ho have 2192 - echo no 3361 -me hope 1680 -elpis . :14 For if 1487 -ei we believe 4100 -pisteuo that Jesus 2424 - Iesous died 0599 -apothnesko and rose 0450 -anistemi again 0450 - anistemi , even so 3779 -houto them also 2532 -kai which sleep 2837 -koimao in Jesus 2424 -Iesous will God 2316 -theos bring 0071 -ago with him. :15 For this 5124 -touto we say 3004 -lego unto you by the word 3056 -logos of the Lord 2962 -kurios , that we which 3588 -ho are alive 2198 -zao [and] remain 4035 -perileipo unto the coming 3952 -parousia of the Lord 2962 -kurios shall not prevent 5348 - phthano them which 3588 -ho are asleep 2837 -koimao . :16 For the Lord 2962 -kurios himself 0846 -autos shall descend 2597 -katabaino from heaven 3772 -ouranos with a shout 2752 - keleuma , with the voice 5456 -phone of the archangel 0743 - archaggelos , and with the trump 4536 -salpigx of God 2316 - theos : and the dead 3498 -nekros in Christ 5547 -Christos shall rise 0450 -anistemi first 4412 -proton : :17 Then 1899 -epeita we which 3588 -ho are alive 2198 -zao [and] remain 4035 -perileipo shall be caught 0726 -harpazo up together 0260 -hama with them in the clouds 3507 -nephele , to meet 0529 -apantesis the Lord 2962 -kurios in the air 0109 -aer : and so 3779 -houto shall we ever 3842 -pantote be with the Lord 2962 -kurios . :18 Wherefore 5620 -hoste comfort 3870 -parakaleo one 0240 - allelon another 0240 -allelon with these 5125 -toutois words 3056 -logos . ~~~~~~