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1 Thessalonians 4:8 — King James Version← Study notes

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.


1 Thessalonians 4:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:819 words
GreekMeaning
τοιγαροῦνtoigaroun
So thenwordG5105
ho
the onearticleG3588
ἀθετῶνathetōn
rejecting thisverbG114
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
mannounG444
ἀθετεῖathetei
disregardsverbG114
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεὸνtheon
GodnounG2316
τὸνton
the OnearticleG3588
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
διδόνταdidonta
giveverbG1325
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πνεῦμαpneuma
SpiritnounG4151
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἅγιονhagion
HolyadjectiveG40
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 4:8

So that even if you should defile the Empress, he says, or even your own handmaid, that has a husband, the crime is the same. Why? Because He avenges not the persons that are injured, but Himself. For you are equally defiled, you have equally insulted God; for both the one and the other is adultery, as both the one and the other is marriage. And though you should not commit adultery, but fornication, though the harlot has no husband, yet nevertheless God avenges, for He…

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