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1 Thessalonians 4:6 — King James Version← Study notes

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.


1 Thessalonians 4:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:623 words
GreekMeaning
τὸto
thearticleG3588
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ὑπερβαίνεινhyperbainein
to go beyondverbG5233
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πλεονεκτεῖνpleonektein
to overreachverbG4122
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
πράγματιpragmati
matternounG4229
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφὸνadelphon
brothernounG80
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
διότιdioti
becausewordG1360
ἔκδικοςekdikos
avenging isadjectiveG1558
κύριοςkyrios
LordnounG2962
περὶperi
concerningprepositionG4012
πάντωνpantōn
alladjectiveG3956
τούτωνtoutōn
these thingsdemonstrativeG3778
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
καὶkai
alsowordG2532
προείπαμενproeipamen
we told beforeverbG4302
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
καὶkai
andwordG2532
διεμαρτυράμεθαdiemartyrametha
thoroughly warnedverbG1263
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 4:6

He has well said, “that no man transgress.” To each man God has assigned a wife, he has set bounds to nature, that intercourse with one only: therefore intercourse with another is transgression, and the taking of more than belongs to one, and robbery; or rather it is more cruel than any robbery; for we grieve not so much, when our riches are carried off, as when marriage is invaded. Do you call him brother, and wrongest him, and that in things which are unlawful? Here he…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on First Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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