Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
Therefore he who disregards this warning disregards, not man, but God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
New American Standard Bible
So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who
King James Version
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
Holman Bible
Therefore, the person who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who also gives you His Holy Spirit.
International Standard Version
Therefore, whoever rejects this instruction is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
A Conservative Version
Therefore he who disregards, disregards not man, but God, who also gave his Holy Spirit to you.
American Standard Version
Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.
Amplified
So whoever rejects and disregards this is not [merely] rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you [to dwell in you and empower you to overcome temptation].
An Understandable Version
So, the person who rejects [this exhortation] is not [merely] rejecting what man says but God [Himself], who gives His Holy Spirit to you.
Anderson New Testament
Therefore, he that despises, despises not man, but God, who has given us his Holy Spirit.
Bible in Basic English
Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
Common New Testament
Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he therefore that violates these precepts, does not despise man, but God, who has endued me with his holy spirit.
Darby Translation
He therefore that in this disregards his brother, disregards, not man, but God, who has given also his Holy Spirit to you.
Godbey New Testament
Therefore the one rejecting (sanctification), does not reject man, but God, who indeed gives to you his Holy Spirit.
Goodspeed New Testament
So whoever disregards this is not disregarding man, but God, who gives you his holy Spirit.
John Wesley New Testament
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man but God; who hath also given you his Holy Spirit.
Julia Smith Translation
For surely therefore he despising, despises not man, but God, he also giving his holy Spirit for us.
King James 2000
He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who has also given unto us his Holy Spirit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore the one who rejects [this] [is] not rejecting man, but God, [who] also gives his Holy Spirit to you.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore he who despises does not despise man, but God, who also has given us His Holy Spirit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, which hath sent his holy spirit among you.
Moffatt New Testament
hence, he who disregards this, disregards not man but the God who gave you his holy Spirit.
Montgomery New Testament
So that he who rejects this is not rejecting man, but the God who gave you his Holy Spirit.
NET Bible
Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
Noyes New Testament
He therefore that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who also gave to you his Holy Spirit.
Sawyer New Testament
He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who also gives us his Holy Spirit.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore, indeed, he that disregardeth - it is, not a man, he disregardeth, but God, - Who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Therefore he that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit.
Webster
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given to us his holy Spirit.
Weymouth New Testament
Therefore a defiant spirit in such a case provokes not man but God, who puts His Holy Spirit into your hearts.
Williams New Testament
So whoever rejects this teaching is rejecting not man but God who continues to put His Spirit in you.
World English Bible
Therefore he who rejects this doesn't reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
Worrell New Testament
Therefore, indeed, he that rejects, rejects not man, but God, Who giveth His Holy Spirit to you.
Worsley New Testament
He therefore who rejecteth us, rejecteth not man, but God; who hath given us his holy Spirit.
Youngs Literal Translation
he, therefore, who is despising -- doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.
Themes
Contempt » Of ministers, is a despising of God
Despisement » Who despises the lord
Despisement » Those that despise the commandments of the lord
Topics
Interlinear
Atheteo
Atheteo
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 4:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appeal For Continuing Sanctification
7 For God's Call to us does not permit of an impure life, but demands purity. 8 Therefore he who disregards this warning disregards, not man, but God who gives you his Holy Spirit. 9 As to love for the Brethren there is no need to write to you; for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another;
Cross References
1 John 3:24
And he who lays his commands to heart maintains union with Christ, and Christ with him. And by this we know that Christ maintains union with us--by our possession of the Spirit which he gave us.
Luke 10:16
He who listens to you is listening to me, and he who rejects you is rejecting me; while he who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his Messenger."
John 12:48
He who rejects me, and disregards my teaching, has a judge already--the very Message which I have delivered will itself be his judge at the Last Day.
Acts 5:3-4
"Ananias," Peter exclaimed, "how is it that Satan has so taken possession of your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit, and kept back a part of the money paid for the land?
Acts 13:41
'Look, you despisers, and wonder, and perish; for I am doing a deed in your days--a deed which, though told you in full, you will never believe'."
Romans 5:5
And that 'hope never disappoints.' For the love of God has filled our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given us;
1 Corinthians 2:10
Yet to us God revealed it through his Spirit; for the Spirit fathoms all things, even the inmost depths of God's being.
1 Corinthians 7:40
Yet she will be happier if she remains as she is-in my opinion, for I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
Galatians 4:6
And it is because you are sons that God sent into our hearts the Spirit of his Son, with the cry--'Abba, our Father.'
1 Peter 1:12
And it was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were acting as Ministers of the truths which have now been told to you, by those who, with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven, have brought you the Good News--truths into which even angels long to look.
2 Peter 1:21
for no prophetic teaching ever came in the old days at the mere wish of man, but men, moved by the Holy Spirit, spoke direct from God.
Jude 1:8
Yet in the very same way these men, too, cherishing vain dreams, pollute our human nature, reject control, and malign the Mighty.