# 1 Thessalonians 4.5

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**Book:** [1 Thessalonians](/codex/1-thessalonians/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 3. For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication; 4. that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,
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> **5. not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;**
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> 6. that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified. 7. For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification. (1 Thessalonians 4:3-7, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 3. For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, 4. that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,
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> **5. not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God;**
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> 6. that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified. 7. For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification. (1 Thessalonians 4:3-7, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 3. For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4. That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
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> **5. Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:**
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> 6. That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. <sup>defraud: or, oppress, or, overreach</sup> <sup>in: or, in the matter</sup> 7. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. (1 Thessalonians 4:3-7, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 3. for this is the will of God, your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom, 4. that each of you know his own vessel to possess in sanctification and honour,
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> **5. not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God,**
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> 6. that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger [is] the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified, 7. for God did not call us on uncleanness, but in sanctification; (1 Thessalonians 4:3-7, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Church at Thessalonica](/codex/church-at-thessalonica/), via [1 Thessalonians 4.1-12](/codex/1-thessalonians-4-1-12/), [1 Thessalonians 4.3-8](/codex/1-thessalonians-4-3-8/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.