1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 4:3–4

³For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; ⁴each of you must know how to control his own body^a in holiness and honor,

Footnotes

a 4:4 Literally know how to possess his own vessel

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1 Thessalonians 4:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
it is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
God’s	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
will	θέλημα	thelēma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2307 will, wish, desire
that	Τοῦτο	Touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
should be holy	ἁγιασμὸς	hagiasmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G38 sanctification, holiness
You	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
must abstain	ἀπέχεσθαι	apechesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle	G568 I have in full, am far, it is enough
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
sexual immorality	πορνείας	porneias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4202 fornication, idolatry

1 Thessalonians 4:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
each	ἕκαστον	hekaston	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1538 each, every one
of you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
must know	εἰδέναι	eidenai	Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active	G1492 I know, remember
to control	κτᾶσθαι	ktasthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2932 I win, get, buy, possess
his	ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
body	σκεῦος	skeuos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4632 a vessel to contain liquid, utensil, tackle
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
holiness	ἁγιασμῷ	hagiasmō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G38 sanctification, holiness
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
honor	τιμῇ	timē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5092 a price, honor

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1 Thessalonians 4:3 1 Peter 4:2 · Romans 12:2 · 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · Hebrews 13:4 · Colossians 3:5 · Ephesians 5:17 · 1 Thessalonians 4:4 · Ephesians 5:3–5 · Galatians 5:19 · 1 John 2:17 · 1 Corinthians 6:13–18 · Revelation 21:8

1 Thessalonians 4:4 1 Corinthians 7:9 · Romans 12:1 · Hebrews 13:4 · 1 Corinthians 6:15 · Romans 6:19 · 1 Peter 3:7 · 1 Corinthians 7:2 · 1 Corinthians 6:18–20 · Acts 9:15 · Romans 9:21–23 · Philippians 4:8 · Romans 1:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.