1 Thessalonians 3:12–4:10

¹²We also pray that the Lord will greatly increase your love for each other and for everyone else, just as we love you. ¹³Then he will strengthen you to be holy. Then you will be blameless in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all God’s holy people. 

4TH CHAPTER

Instructions on the Way Christians Should Live

¹Now then, brothers and sisters, because of the Lord Jesus we ask and encourage you to excel in living a God-pleasing life even more than you already do. Do this the way we taught you. ²You know what orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus. ³It is God’s will that you keep away from sexual sin as a mark of your devotion to him. ⁴Each of you should know that finding a husband or wife for yourself is to be done in a holy and honorable way, ⁵not in the passionate, lustful way of people who don’t know God. ⁶No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this. ⁷God didn’t call us to be sexually immoral but to be holy. ⁸Therefore, whoever rejects this ⸤order⸥ is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. 

⁹You don’t need anyone to write to you about the way Christians should love each other. God has taught you to love each other. ¹⁰In fact, you are showing love to all the Christians throughout the province of Macedonia. We encourage you as believers to excel in love even more.