1 Thessalonians 4:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Not in passionate lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God:

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  • Gal 4:8 : 8 However, then, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.
  • Rom 1:26 : 26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions: for even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.
  • Acts 17:30-31 : 30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31 Because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained; He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.
  • 2 Thess 1:8 : 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Pet 4:3 : 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in sensuality, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
  • Eph 2:12 : 12 That at that time you 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:
  • Eph 4:17-19 : 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 Having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; 19 Who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Therefore, put to death your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
  • Rom 1:24 : 24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves,
  • Matt 6:32 : 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
  • Luke 12:30 : 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you need these things.
  • Acts 17:23 : 23 For as I passed by and observed your objects of worship, I found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the one whom you worship without knowing—Him I proclaim to you.
  • Rom 1:28 : 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
  • 1 Cor 1:21 : 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.
  • 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Awake to righteousness and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

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    2For you know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

    3For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:

    4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor;

  • Eph 4:17-20
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    17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,

    18Having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;

    19Who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

    20But you have not so learned Christ,

  • Eph 5:3-7
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    3But sexual immorality, and all impurity, or greed, let it not even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints;

    4Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse joking, which are not fitting: but rather giving of thanks.

    5For this you know, that no sexually immoral, unclean, or greedy person, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

    6Let no one deceive you with empty words: for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience.

    7Therefore do not be partakers with them.

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    6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

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  • 1 Pet 4:2-4
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    2That he should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

    3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in sensuality, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

    4Wherein they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

  • Col 3:5-6
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    5Therefore, put to death your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

    6For which things' sake, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

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    14As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance;

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    13Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.

    14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

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    17Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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    9Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

    10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

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    9I wrote to you in a letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

    10Yet not entirely with the sexually immoral of this world, or with the greedy, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.

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    19Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12That you may walk honestly toward those who are outside, and that you may have lack of nothing.

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    3Among whom also we all had our conduct in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

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    18Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is outside the body; but he who commits fornication sins against his own body.

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    34Awake to righteousness and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

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    11Dearly beloved, I urge you as strangers and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul;

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    24Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves,

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    15Do you not know that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of a harlot? God forbid.

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    8However, then, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.

  • Gal 5:16
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    16I say then, walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

  • Eph 4:22
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    22That you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

  • 1 Thess 2:5
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    5For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness:

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    12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

  • Titus 3:3
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    3For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

  • Rom 6:12
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    12Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey its lusts.

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    1It is commonly reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that a man has his father's wife.

  • Col 4:5
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    5Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

  • 1 Cor 10:6
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    6Now these things were our examples, so we should not desire evil things, as they also desired.

  • Rom 1:32
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    32Who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

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    5Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us yearns jealously?

  • Jude 1:19
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    19These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, having not the Spirit.

  • Jude 1:4
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    4For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lewdness and denying the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.