Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Not in the passion of eager desire, as also the nations not knowing God:
New American Standard Bible
not in
King James Version
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
Holman Bible
not with lustful desires,
International Standard Version
not with passion and lust like the gentiles who do not know God.
A Conservative Version
not in passion of lust, as also the Gentiles who have not known God,
American Standard Version
not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;
Amplified
not [to be used] in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God and are ignorant of His will;
An Understandable Version
not in passionate lust, as the [unconverted] Gentiles, who do not know God, do.
Anderson New Testament
not in passionate desire, as the Gentiles do, who know not God;
Bible in Basic English
Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;
Common New Testament
not in the passion of lust like the heathen, who do not know God;
Daniel Mace New Testament
person unsullied by the vices of the Gentiles, who know not God:
Darby Translation
(not in passionate desire, even as the nations who know not God,)
Godbey New Testament
not in the passion of lust, as indeed the Gentiles who do not know God;
Goodspeed New Testament
not to gratify his passion, like the heathen who know nothing of God.
John Wesley New Testament
Not in passionate desire, as the Gentiles who know not God.
King James 2000
Not in the lust of passion, even as the Gentiles who know not God:
Lexham Expanded Bible
not in lustful passion, just as also the Gentiles who do not know God;
Modern King James verseion
(not in the passion of lust, even as the nations who do not know God),
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and not in the lust of concupiscence, as do the heathen, which know not God,
Moffatt New Testament
not to gratify sensual passion like the Gentiles in their ignorance of God ??6 no one is to defraud or overreach his brother in this matter, for the Lord avenges all these sins, as we told you already in our solemn protest against them.
Montgomery New Testament
Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles who know not God.
NET Bible
not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God.
New Heart English Bible
not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who do not know God;
Noyes New Testament
not in the passion of lust, even as the gentiles who know not God;
Sawyer New Testament
not with inordinate desires like the gentiles who know not God,
The Emphasized Bible
Not with a passion of coveting, - just as even the nations who know not God, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
not in the vile passion of lewdness, as the Gentiles which know not God;
Twentieth Century New Testament
And not for the mere gratification of his passions, like the Gentiles who know nothing of God;
Webster
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles who know not God:
Weymouth New Testament
that you be not overmastered by lustful cravings, like the Gentiles who have no knowledge of God;
Williams New Testament
not out of evil passions as the heathen do who do not know God;
World English Bible
not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God;
Worrell New Testament
not in passion of desire, even as the gentiles, who know not God;
Worsley New Testament
not in the passion of lust, like the heathens who know not God.
Youngs Literal Translation
not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God,
Themes
Affections » Carnal, should be mortified
Affections » Carnal affections should be mortified
Defrauding » Not defrauding others
Despisement » Who despises the lord
Despisement » Those that despise the commandments of the lord
Gentiles » Characterized as » Ignorant of God
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
Jews, the » The only people who had knowledge of God
Sexual activities » What sexual activities are forbidden
teaching » Who the lord teaches
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 4:5
Images 1 Thessalonians 4:5
Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 4:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appeal For Continuing Sanctification
4 For each of you to know how to possess his vessel in consecration and honour; 5 Not in the passion of eager desire, as also the nations not knowing God: 6 Not to pass over and have the advantage over his brother in business: because the Lord just for all these, as we told you before and testified.
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Cross References
Romans 1:26
Therefore God delivered them to the suffering of ignominy: for also their females changed the natural use into that against generation:
Galatians 4:8
But then truly, not having known God, ye were in a servile condition to them not being gods by nature.
Matthew 6:32
For all these the nations seek for; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.
Luke 12:30
For all these things the nations of the world seek for: and your Father knows that ye have need of these.
Acts 17:23
For having passed by, and beholding your venerations, I found also an altar upon which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom not knowing therefore ye reverence, him I announce to you.
Acts 17:30-31
Therefore truly, God having overlooked the times of ignorance, now announces to all men everywhere to repent:
Romans 1:24
Wherefore God delivered them in the eager desire of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies in themselves:
Romans 1:28
And as they chose not to have God in knowledge, God delivered them to an adulterated purpose, to do things not fitting;
1 Corinthians 1:21
For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, God was contented by the foolishness of proclaiming to save them believing.
1 Corinthians 15:34
Recover your senses rightly, and in not; for some have a want of knowledge of God: I speak to your confusion.
Ephesians 2:12
That ye were in that time without Christy alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners from the covenants of solemn promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
Ephesians 4:17-19
Therefore this I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no more walk as also the rest of the nations, in the vanity of their mind,
Colossians 3:5
Therefore kill your members that are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
2 Thessalonians 1:8
In fire of flame giving vengeance to them not knowing God, and to them not listening to the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 4:3
For the time of life passed over sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the nations, having gone in licentiousness, eager desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings, and criminal idolatries: