1 Thessalonians 4

GNT

1 λοιπὸν οὗν, ἀδελφοί, ἐρωτῶμεν ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν κυρίῳ ἰησοῦ, ἵνα καθὼς παρελάβετε παρ᾽ ἡμῶν τὸ πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν καὶ ἀρέσκειν θεῶ, καθὼς καὶ περιπατεῖτε, ἵνα περισσεύητε μᾶλλον.

2 οἴδατε γὰρ τίνας παραγγελίας ἐδώκαμεν ὑμῖν διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἰησοῦ.

3 τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ ἁγιασμὸς ὑμῶν, ἀπέχεσθαι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς πορνείας,

4 εἰδέναι ἕκαστον ὑμῶν τὸ ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος κτᾶσθαι ἐν ἁγιασμῶ καὶ τιμῇ,

5 μὴ ἐν πάθει ἐπιθυμίας καθάπερ καὶ τὰ ἔθνη τὰ μὴ εἰδότα τὸν θεόν,

6 τὸ μὴ ὑπερβαίνειν καὶ πλεονεκτεῖν ἐν τῶ πράγματι τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, διότι ἔκδικος κύριος περὶ πάντων τούτων, καθὼς καὶ προείπαμεν ὑμῖν καὶ διεμαρτυράμεθα.

7 οὐ γὰρ ἐκάλεσεν ἡμᾶς ὁ θεὸς ἐπὶ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ ἀλλ᾽ ἐν ἁγιασμῶ.

8 τοιγαροῦν ὁ ἀθετῶν οὐκ ἄνθρωπον ἀθετεῖ ἀλλὰ τὸν θεὸν τὸν [καὶ] διδόντα τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ τὸ ἅγιον εἰς ὑμᾶς.

9 περὶ δὲ τῆς φιλαδελφίας οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε γράφειν ὑμῖν, αὐτοὶ γὰρ ὑμεῖς θεοδίδακτοί ἐστε εἰς τὸ ἀγαπᾶν ἀλλήλους·

10 καὶ γὰρ ποιεῖτε αὐτὸ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς [τοὺς] ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ μακεδονίᾳ. παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, περισσεύειν μᾶλλον,

11 καὶ φιλοτιμεῖσθαι ἡσυχάζειν καὶ πράσσειν τὰ ἴδια καὶ ἐργάζεσθαι ταῖς [ἰδίαις] χερσὶν ὑμῶν, καθὼς ὑμῖν παρηγγείλαμεν,

12 ἵνα περιπατῆτε εὐσχημόνως πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω καὶ μηδενὸς χρείαν ἔχητε.

13 οὐ θέλομεν δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, περὶ τῶν κοιμωμένων, ἵνα μὴ λυπῆσθε καθὼς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ οἱ μὴ ἔχοντες ἐλπίδα.

14 εἰ γὰρ πιστεύομεν ὅτι ἰησοῦς ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἀνέστη, οὕτως καὶ ὁ θεὸς τοὺς κοιμηθέντας διὰ τοῦ ἰησοῦ ἄξει σὺν αὐτῶ.

15 τοῦτο γὰρ ὑμῖν λέγομεν ἐν λόγῳ κυρίου, ὅτι ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι εἰς τὴν παρουσίαν τοῦ κυρίου οὐ μὴ φθάσωμεν τοὺς κοιμηθέντας·

16 ὅτι αὐτὸς ὁ κύριος ἐν κελεύσματι, ἐν φωνῇ ἀρχαγγέλου καὶ ἐν σάλπιγγι θεοῦ, καταβήσεται ἀπ᾽ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ οἱ νεκροὶ ἐν χριστῶ ἀναστήσονται πρῶτον,

17 ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁρπαγησόμεθα ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα· καὶ οὕτως πάντοτε σὺν κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα.

18 ὥστε παρακαλεῖτε ἀλλήλους ἐν τοῖς λόγοις τούτοις.

KJV

1  Furthermore³⁰⁶³ then³⁷⁶⁷ we beseech²⁰⁶⁵ you,⁵²⁰⁹ brethren,⁸⁰ and²⁵³² exhort³⁸⁷⁰ you by¹⁷²² the Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus,²⁴²⁴ that as²⁵³¹ ye have received³⁸⁸⁰ of³⁸⁴⁴ us²²⁵⁷ how⁴⁴⁵⁹ ye⁵²⁰⁹ ought¹¹⁶³ to walk⁴⁰⁴³ and²⁵³² to please⁷⁰⁰ God,²³¹⁶ so ye would²⁴⁴³ abound⁴⁰⁵² more and more.³¹²³

2  For¹⁰⁶³ ye know¹⁴⁹² what⁵¹⁰¹ commandments³⁸⁵² we gave¹³²⁵ you⁵²¹³ by¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus.²⁴²⁴

3  For¹⁰⁶³ this⁵¹²⁴ is²⁰⁷⁶ the will²³⁰⁷ of God,²³¹⁶ even your⁵²¹⁶ sanctification,³⁸ that ye⁵²⁰⁹ should abstain⁵⁶⁷ from⁵⁷⁵ fornication:⁴²⁰²

4  That every one¹⁵³⁸ of you⁵²¹⁶ should know¹⁴⁹² how to possess²⁹³² his¹⁴³⁸ vessel⁴⁶³² in¹⁷²² sanctification³⁸ and²⁵³² honor;⁵⁰⁹²

5  Not³³⁶¹ in¹⁷²² the lust³⁸⁰⁶ of concupiscence,¹⁹³⁹ even²⁵³² as²⁵⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles¹⁴⁸⁴ which know¹⁴⁹² not³³⁶¹ God:²³¹⁶

6  That no³³⁶¹ man go beyond⁵²³³ and²⁵³² defraud⁴¹²² his⁸⁴⁸ brother⁸⁰ in¹⁷²² any matter:⁴²²⁹ because that¹³⁶⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² is the avenger¹⁵⁵⁸ of⁴⁰¹² all³⁹⁵⁶ such,⁵¹³⁰ as²⁵³¹ we also²⁵³² have forewarned⁴²⁷⁷ you⁵²¹³ and²⁵³² testified.¹²⁶³

7  For¹⁰⁶³ God²³¹⁶ hath not³⁷⁵⁶ called²⁵⁶⁴ us²²⁴⁸ unto¹⁹⁰⁹ uncleanness,¹⁶⁷ but²³⁵ unto¹⁷²² holiness.³⁸

8  He therefore that despiseth,^{114 5105} despiseth¹¹⁴ not³⁷⁵⁶ man,⁴⁴⁴ but²³⁵ God,²³¹⁶ who hath also given^{1325 2532} unto¹⁵¹⁹ us²²⁴⁸ his⁸⁴⁸ Holy⁴⁰ Spirit.⁴¹⁵¹

9  But¹¹⁶¹ as touching⁴⁰¹² brotherly love⁵³⁶⁰ ye need^{2192 5532} not³⁷⁵⁶ that I write¹¹²⁵ unto you:⁵²¹³ for¹⁰⁶³ ye⁵²¹⁰ yourselves⁸⁴⁶ are²⁰⁷⁵ taught of God²³¹² to¹⁵¹⁹ love²⁵ one another.²⁴⁰

10  And¹⁰⁶³ indeed²⁵³² ye do⁴¹⁶⁰ it⁸⁴⁶ toward¹⁵¹⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ brethren⁸⁰ which³⁵⁸⁸ are in¹⁷²² all³⁶⁵⁰ Macedonia:³¹⁰⁹ but¹¹⁶¹ we beseech³⁸⁷⁰ you,⁵²⁰⁹ brethren,⁸⁰ that ye increase⁴⁰⁵² more and more;³¹²³

11  And²⁵³² that ye study⁵³⁸⁹ to be quiet,²²⁷⁰ and²⁵³² to do your own business,^{4238 2398} and²⁵³² to work²⁰³⁸ with your⁵²¹⁶ own²³⁹⁸ hands,⁵⁴⁹⁵ as²⁵³¹ we commanded³⁸⁵³ you;⁵²¹³

12  That²⁴⁴³ ye may walk⁴⁰⁴³ honestly²¹⁵⁶ toward⁴³¹⁴ them that are without,¹⁸⁵⁴ and²⁵³² that ye may have²¹⁹² lack⁵⁵³² of nothing.³³⁶⁷

13  But¹¹⁶¹ I would²³⁰⁹ not³⁷⁵⁶ have you⁵²⁰⁹ to be ignorant,⁵⁰ brethren,⁸⁰ concerning⁴⁰¹² them which are asleep,²⁸³⁷ that²⁴⁴³ ye sorrow³⁰⁷⁶ not,³³⁶¹ even²⁵³² as²⁵³¹ others³⁰⁶² which have²¹⁹² no³³⁶¹ hope.¹⁶⁸⁰

14  For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ we believe⁴¹⁰⁰ that³⁷⁵⁴ Jesus²⁴²⁴ died⁵⁹⁹ and²⁵³² rose again,⁴⁵⁰ even so³⁷⁷⁹ them also which sleep^{2837 2532} in¹²²³ Jesus²⁴²⁴ will God²³¹⁶ bring⁷¹ with⁴⁸⁶² him.⁸⁴⁶

15  For¹⁰⁶³ this⁵¹²⁴ we say³⁰⁰⁴ unto you⁵²¹³ by¹⁷²² the word³⁰⁵⁶ of the Lord,²⁹⁶² that³⁷⁵⁴ we²²⁴⁹ which are alive²¹⁹⁸ and remain⁴⁰³⁵ unto¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ coming³⁹⁵² of the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² shall not³³⁶⁴ prevent⁵³⁴⁸ them which are asleep.²⁸³⁷

16  For³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² himself⁸⁴⁶ shall descend²⁵⁹⁷ from⁵⁷⁵ heaven³⁷⁷² with¹⁷²² a shout,²⁷⁵² with¹⁷²² the voice⁵⁴⁵⁶ of the archangel,⁷⁴³ and²⁵³² with¹⁷²² the trump⁴⁵³⁶ of God:²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ dead³⁴⁹⁸ in¹⁷²² Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ shall rise⁴⁵⁰ first:⁴⁴¹²

17  Then¹⁸⁹⁹ we²²⁴⁹ which are alive²¹⁹⁸ and remain⁴⁰³⁵ shall be caught up⁷²⁶ together²⁶⁰ with⁴⁸⁶² them⁸⁴⁶ in¹⁷²² the clouds³⁵⁰⁷ to meet^{1519 529} the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² in¹⁵¹⁹ the air:¹⁰⁹ and²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ shall we ever³⁸⁴² be²⁰⁷¹ with⁴⁸⁶² the Lord.²⁹⁶²

18  Wherefore⁵⁶²⁰ comfort³⁸⁷⁰ one another²⁴⁰ with¹⁷²² these⁵¹²⁵ words.³⁰⁵⁶

Vul

1 De cetero ergo, fratres, rogamus vos et obsecramus in Domino Jesu, ut quemadmodum accepistis a nobis quomodo oporteat vos ambulare, et placere Deo, sic et ambuletis ut abundetis magis.

2 Scitis enim quæ præcepta dederim vobis per Dominum Jesum.

3 Hæc est enim voluntas Dei, sanctificatio vestra: ut abstineatis vos a fornicatione,

4 ut sciat unusquisque vestrum vas suum possidere in sanctificatione, et honore:

5 non in passione desiderii, sicut et gentes, quæ ignorant Deum:

6 et ne quis supergrediatur, neque circumveniat in negotio fratrem suum: quoniam vindex est Dominus de his omnibus, sicut prædiximus vobis, et testificati sumus.

7 Non enim vocavit nos Deus in immunditiam, sed in sanctificationem.

8 Itaque qui hæc spernit, non hominem spernit, sed Deum: qui etiam dedit Spiritum suum Sanctum in nobis.

9 De caritate autem fraternitatis non necesse habemus scribere vobis: ipsi enim vos a Deo didicistis ut diligatis invicem.

10 Etenim illud facitis in omnes fratres in universa Macedonia. Rogamus autem vos, fratres, ut abundetis magis,

11 et opera detis ut quieti sitis, et ut vestrum negotium agatis, et operemini manibus vestris, sicut præcepimus vobis:

12 et ut honeste ambuletis ad eos qui foris sunt: et nullius aliquid desideretis.

13 Nolumus autem vos ignorare fratres de dormientibus, ut non contristemini sicut et ceteri, qui spem non habent.

14 Si enim credimus quod Jesus mortuus est, et resurrexit: ita et Deus eos qui dormierunt per Jesum, adducet cum eo.

15 Hoc enim vobis dicimus in verbo Domini, quia nos, qui vivimus, qui residui sumus in adventum Domini, non præveniemus eos qui dormierunt.

16 Quoniam ipse Dominus in jussu, et in voce archangeli, et in tuba Dei descendet de cælo: et mortui, qui in Christo sunt, resurgent primi.

17 Deinde nos, qui vivimus, qui relinquimur, simul rapiemur cum illis in nubibus obviam Christo in aëra, et sic semper cum Domino erimus.

18 Itaque consolamini invicem in verbis istis.