Parallel Verses
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Not in the passion of eager desire, as also the nations not knowing 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
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Every one of you should know how to possess his own vessel in holiness and honor,
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Cross References
Romans 1:26
For this cause God gave them up to vile affections for even their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature.
Galatians 4:8
However at that time, you did not know God. You were in bondage to things that are really not gods at all.
Matthew 6:32
All people go in search of these things. Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
Luke 12:30
For the people of the nations seek after these things. Your Father knows that you need them.
Acts 17:23
As I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: To An Unknown God. What you worship as unknown, this I will proclaim to you.
Acts 17:30-31
God overlooked the times of ignorance; but now he commands men everywhere to repent.
Romans 1:24
God gave them up to uncleanness because of the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves.
Romans 1:28
They did not like to retain God in their knowledge, so God gave them over to a reprobate (depraved) mind, to do things that are not fitting.
1 Corinthians 1:21
This is the wisdom of God that the world through its wisdom did not come to know God. God was well pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
1 Corinthians 15:34
Wake up to righteousness and do not sin. Some do not have knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
Ephesians 2:12
You were separate from Christ at that time, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel. You were strangers from the covenants of the promise. You had no hope and were without God in the world.
Ephesians 4:17-19
This I say therefore, and testify (affirm) in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the vanity (futility) (depravity) of their mind (thinking).
Colossians 3:5
Make your members that are upon the earth dead with regard to fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (greed), which is idolatry.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
They will render vengeance to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the good news of our Lord Jesus.
1 Peter 4:3
You have spent enough time in the past doing what unbelievers like to do. Your lives were spent in indecency, lusts, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and the disgusting worship of idols (false gods).