1 Thessalonians 4:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”
1 Thessalonians 4:3 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:314 words
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
γάρgarfor
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
θέλημαthelēmadesire, pleasure, will
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ὁhothe
ἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosholiness, sanctification
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaibe, have, receive
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
ἀπὸapofrom
τῆςtēsthe
πορνείαςporneiasfornication
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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