1 Thessalonians 4:3

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1 Thessalonians 4:3

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

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General references

Leviticus 20:7

Bible References

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In everything give praise: for this is the purpose of God in Christ Jesus for you.

My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.

Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven.

For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Jesus said, My food is to do the pleasure of him who sent me and to make his work complete.

If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.

And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;

For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.

For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.

So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.

And the world and its desires is coming to an end: but he who does God's pleasure is living for ever.

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So that every one of you may keep his body holy and in honour;

And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Make them holy by the true word: your word is the true word.

And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.

To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.

Even so see yourselves as dead to sin, but living to God in Christ Jesus.

So that he might make it holy, having made it clean with the washing of water by the word,

But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.

Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.

General references

So make and keep yourselves holy, for I am the Lord your God.