1 Thessalonians 4:3–4
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4:3For this is God’s will: that you become holy,4 that you keep away from sexual immorality, 4:4that each of you know how to possess his own body5 in holiness and honor,
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- 4 Or “your sanctification.”
- 5 Grk “to gain [or possess] his own vessel.” “Vessel” is most likely used figuratively for “body” (cf. 2 Cor 4:7). Some take it to mean “wife” (thus, “to take a wife for himself” or “to live with his wife”), but this is less likely. See J. Smith,”1 Thess 4:4—Breaking the Impasse,” 10 (Fall 2000), who argues that “vessel” in this context is very likely a euphemism for the sexual organs.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable,
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
For this is God’s will, your sanctification: that you keep away from sexual immorality, that each of you knows how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
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NLTNew Living Translation
God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor—
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,
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KJV 1900King James Version
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
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