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1 Thessalonians 4

Sanctification and Love

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 aFinallyg3062 theng3767,  bbrethreng80, we requestg2065 and exhortg3870 you in the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424, that as you receivedg3880 from us instruction as to howg4459 you oughtg1163 to  1 cwalkg4043 and  dpleaseg700 Godg2316 (justg2531a as you actuallyg2532 do  1walkg4043), that you  eexcelg4052 stillg3123 moreg3123.

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For you knowg3609a whatg5101 commandmentsg3852 we gaveg1325 you  1by the authority of the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424.

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For thisg3778 is the willg2307 of Godg2316, your sanctificationg38; that is, that you  aabstaing568 from  1sexualg4202 immoralityg4202;

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that  aeachg1538 of you knowg3609a howg3609a to  1possessg2932 his owng1438  2 bvesselg4632 in sanctificationg38 and  chonorg5092,

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not in  1 alustfulg1939 passiong3806, likeg2509 the Gentilesg1484 who  bdo not knowg3609a Godg2316;

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and that nog3361 man transgressg5233 and  adefraudg4122 his brotherg80  bin the matterg4229 becauseg1360  cthe Lordg2962 is the avengerg1558 in allg3956 theseg3778 thingsg3778, justg2531a as we alsog2532  dtoldg4275b you beforeg4275b and solemnlyg1263 warnedg1263 you.

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For  aGodg2316 has not calledg2564 us for  bthe purpose of impurityg167, but  1in sanctificationg38.

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Sog5105, he who rejectsg114 this is not rejectingg114 mang444 but the Godg2316 who  agivesg1325 His Holyg40 Spiritg4151 to you.

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Nowg1161 as to the  aloveg5360 of the brethreng5360, you  bhaveg2192 nog3756 needg5532 for anyone to writeg1125 to you, for you yourselvesg846 are  ctaughtg2312 by Godg2312 to loveg25 oneg240 anotherg240;

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for indeedg2532  ayou do practiceg4160 it towardg1519 allg3956 the brethreng80 whog3588 are in allg3650 Macedoniag3109. But we urgeg3870 you, brethreng80, to  bexcelg4052 stillg3123 moreg3123,

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and to makeg5389 it your ambitiong5389  ato leadg2270 a quietg2270 lifeg2270 and  battendg4238 to your owng2398 business and  cworkg2038b with your handsg5495, justg2531a as we commandedg3853 you,

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sog2443 that you will  1 abehaveg4043 properlyg2156 towardg4314  boutsidersg3588g1854 and  2 cnot be in anyg3367 needg5532.

Those Who Died in Christ

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But  awe do not wantg2309 you to be uninformedg50, brethreng80, aboutg4012 thoseg3588 who  bare asleepg2837, sog2443 that you will not grieveg3076 as do  cthe restg3062 who haveg2192  dnog3361 hopeg1680.

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For ifg1487 we believeg4100 that Jesusg2424 diedg599 and roseg450 againg450,  aeveng2532 sog3779 Godg2316 will bringg71 with Him  bthoseg3588 who have falleng2837 asleepg2837  1in Jesusg2424.

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For thisg3778 we sayg3004 to you  aby the wordg3056 of the Lordg2962, that  bwe who are aliveg2198  1and remaing4035 untilg1519  cthe comingg3952 of the Lordg2962, will not precedeg5348  dthoseg3588 who have falleng2837 asleepg2837.

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For the Lordg2962  aHimselfg846  bwill descendg2597 from heaveng3772 with a  1 cshoutg2752, with the voiceg5456 of  dthe archangelg743 and with the  etrumpetg4536 of Godg2316, and  fthe deadg3498 in Christg5547 will riseg450 firstg4413.

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Theng1899  awe who are aliveg2198  1and remaing4035 will be  bcaughtg726 up togetherg260 with them  cin the cloudsg3507 to meetg529 the Lordg2962 in the airg109, and sog3779 we shall alwaysg3842  dbe with the Lordg2962.

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Thereforeg5620 comfortg3870 oneg240 anotherg240 with theseg3778 wordsg3056.



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