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| 4:1 | Furthermore then brethren, we urge you and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that just as you have received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you should abound more and more. |
| 4:2 | Because, you know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. |
| 4:3 | Because, this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; |
| 4:4 | that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor, |
| 4:5 | not in the passion of lust, just as the Gentiles who do not know God; |
| 4:6 | that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in any matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we have also forewarned you and testified. |
| 4:7 | Because, God has not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness. |
| 4:8 | Therefore he who despises, does not despise man, but God, who has also given to us His Holy Spirit. |
| 4:9 | But concerning brotherly love you do not need that I should write to you, because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; |
| 4:10 | and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; |
| 4:11 | that you also study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, |
| 4:12 | that you may walk honestly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing. |
| 4:13 | But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you do not mourn just like others who have no hope. |
| 4:14 | Because, if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, in the same way, God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. |
| 4:15 | Because, we say this to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will not go before those who are asleep. |
| 4:16 | Because, the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. Then the dead in Christ will rise first. |
| 4:17 | Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And then we will always be with the Lord. |
| 4:18 | Therefore comfort one another with these words. |
| 4:1 | And furthermore we beseeche you, brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Iesus, that ye increase more and more, as ye haue receiued of vs, how ye ought to walke, and to please God. |
| 4:2 | For ye knowe what commandements we gaue you by the Lord Iesus. |
| 4:3 | For this is the will of God euen your sanctification, and that ye should abstaine from fornication, |
| 4:4 | That euery one of you should know, how to possesse his vessell in holines and honour, |
| 4:5 | And not in the lust of concupiscence, euen as the Gentiles which know not God: |
| 4:6 | That no man oppresse or defraude his brother in any matter: for the Lord is auenger of all such thinges, as we also haue tolde you before time, and testified. |
| 4:7 | For God hath not called vs vnto vncleannesse, but vnto holinesse. |
| 4:8 | Hee therefore that despiseth these thinges, despiseth not man, but God who hath euen giuen you his holy Spirit. |
| 4:9 | But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another. |
| 4:10 | Yea, and that thing verily yee doe vnto all the brethren, which are throughout all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more, |
| 4:11 | And that ye studie to be quiet, and to meddle with your owne busines, and to worke with your owne handes, as we commanded you, |
| 4:12 | That yee may behaue your selues honestly towarde them that are without, and that nothing be lacking vnto you. |
| 4:13 | I would not, brethren, haue you ignorant concerning them which are a sleepe, that ye sorow not euen as other which haue no hope. |
| 4:14 | For if we beleeue that Iesus is dead, and is risen, euen so them which sleepe in Iesus, will God bring with him. |
| 4:15 | For this say we vnto you by the worde of the Lord, that we which liue, and are remayning in the comming of the Lord, shall not preuent them which sleepe. |
| 4:16 | For the Lord himselfe shall descende from heauen with a shoute, and with the voyce of the Archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: |
| 4:17 | Then shall we which liue and remaine, be caught vp with them also in the clouds, to meete the Lord in the ayre: and so shall we euer be with the Lord. |
| 4:18 | Wherefore, comfort your selues one another with these wordes. |
| 4:1 | Further more we beseche you brethren and exhorte you in the lorde Iesus that ye increace more and more euen as ye have receaved of vs how ye ought to walke and to please god. |
| 4:2 | Ye remember what commaundmetes we gave you in oure lorde Iesu Christ. |
| 4:3 | For this is the will of god even that ye shuld be holy and that ye shuld abstayne from fornicacion |
| 4:4 | that every one of you shuld knowe how to kepe his vessell in holynes and honoure |
| 4:5 | and not in the lust of concupiscence as do the hethen which knowe not god |
| 4:6 | that no man goo to farre and defraude his brother in bargayninge: because the lorde is a venger of all suche thinges as we tolde you before tyme and testified. |
| 4:7 | For god hath not called vs vnto vnclennes: but vnto holynes. |
| 4:8 | He therfore that despiseth despiseth not man but God which hath sent his holy sprete amonge you. |
| 4:9 | But as touchynge brotherly love ye nede not that I wryte vnto you. For ye are taught of God to love on another. |
| 4:10 | Ye and that thinge verely ye do vnto all the brethre which are thorow oute all Macedonia. We beseche you brethren that ye encreace more and more |
| 4:11 | and that ye studye to be quyet and to medle with youre awne busynes and to worke with youre awne hondes as we commaunded you: |
| 4:12 | that ye maye behave youre selves honestly towarde them that are with out and that nothinge be lackynge vnto you. |
| 4:13 | I wolde not brethren have you ignoraut concerninge them which are fallen aslepe that ye sorowe not as other do which have no hope. |
| 4:14 | For yf we beleve that Iesus dyed and rose agayne: even so them also which slepe by IeIesus will God brynge agayne with him. |
| 4:15 | And this saye we vnto you in the worde of the Lorde that we which live and are remayninge in the comminge of the Lorde shall not come yerre they which slepe. |
| 4:16 | For the Lorde him selfe shall descende fro heve with a showte and the voyce of the archangell and trompe of God. And the deed in Christe shall aryse fyrst: |
| 4:17 | then shall we which live and remayne be caught vp with them also in the cloudes to mete the Lorde in ye ayer. And so shall we ever be with the Lorde. |
| 4:18 | Wherfore coforte youre selves one another with these wordes |
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