KJV King James Version
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
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1 Thessalonians 4:5
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
WEB World English Bible
not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God;
ASV American Standard Version
not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God,
Surrounding context — 1 Thessalonians 4
2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6 That no [man] go beyond and defraud his brother in [any] matter: because that the Lord [is] the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
μὴG3361 · mēnotἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπάθειG3806 · pathospassionἐπιθυμίαςG1939 · epithumiadesireκαθάπερG2509 · kathaperjust asκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔθνηG1484 · ethnosGentilesτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoμὴG3361 · mēnotεἰδόταG6063 · oidato knowτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεόν·G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
Galatians 4:8Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.Acts 17:30-31And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:Ephesians 4:17-19This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,2 Thessalonians 1:8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:Colossians 3:5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:Romans 1:28And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;1 Peter 4:3For 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 2:12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:Romans 1:26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame.Romans 1:24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:Matthew 6:32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.Luke 12:30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.Acts 17:23For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.1 Corinthians 1:21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
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