Parallel Verses

Williams New Testament

not out of evil passions as the heathen do who do not know God;

New American Standard Bible

not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God;

King James Version

Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

Holman Bible

not with lustful desires, like the Gentiles who don’t know God.

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;

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the lust
πάθος 
Pathos 
Usage: 3

ἐπιθυμία 
Epithumia 
Usage: 35


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

as
καθάπερ 
Kathaper 
as, even as, as well as
Usage: 13

the Gentiles
ἔθνος 
Ethnos 
Usage: 132


which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

Images 1 Thessalonians 4:5

Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 4:5

Context Readings

Appeal For Continuing Sanctification

4 that each man among you should learn to take his own wife out of pure and honorable motives, 5 not out of evil passions as the heathen do who do not know God; 6 that no one should do wrong and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord takes vengeance for all such things, as we told you before and solemnly warned you.


Cross References

Romans 1:26

This is why God has given them up to degrading passions. For their females have exchanged their natural function for one that is unnatural,

Galatians 4:8

But at that former time, as you did not know the true God, you were slaves to gods that do not really exist,

Matthew 6:32

For the heathen are greedily pursuing all such things; and surely your heavenly Father well knows that you need them all.

Luke 12:30

For all these are the very things the nations of the world are greedily trying to get, and surely your Father well knows that you need them.

Acts 17:23

For as I was going here and there and looking at the things you worship, I even found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' So it is about the Being whom you are in ignorance already worshiping that I am telling you.

Acts 17:30-31

Though God overlooked those times of ignorance, He now commands all men everywhere to repent,

Romans 1:24

So God has given them up to sexual impurity, in the evil trend of their heart's desires, so that they degrade their own bodies with one another,

Romans 1:28

And so, as they did not approve of fully recognizing God any longer, God gave them up to minds that He did not approve, to practices that were improper;

1 Corinthians 1:21

For since in accordance with the wisdom of God the world had never in reality, by means of its wisdom, come to know God, God chose through the nonsense of the message proclaimed, to save the people who put their faith in Him.

1 Corinthians 15:34

Sober up, as is right, and stop sinning, for some of you -- to your shame I say so -- are without any true knowledge of God.

Ephesians 2:12

At that time you were without any connection with Christ; you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the sacred compacts made by God's promise, with no hope, and no God in the world.

Ephesians 4:17-19

So I mean this and now testify to it in the name of the Lord: You must now stop living as the heathen usually do, in the frivolity of their minds,

Colossians 3:5

So once for all put to death your lower, earthly nature with respect to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is real idolatry.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

in a flame of fire, who will take vengeance on those who do not know God, that is, those who will not listen to the good news of our Lord Jesus.

1 Peter 4:3

For the time that is past is enough for you to have accomplished what the heathen like to do, leading lives that are steeped in sensuality, lustful desires, drunkenness, carousing, revelry, dissipation, and idolatry that leads to lawlessness,

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