1 Thessalonians 4:4 Parallel Translations

Each of you should know that finding a husband or wife for yourself is to be done in a holy and honorable way,(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

ASV:

that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

BBE:

So that every one of you may keep his body holy and in honour;

DBY:

that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour,

ERV:

that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honour,

WEY:

that each man among you shall know how to procure a wife who shall be his own in purity and honour;

WBS:

That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor;

WEB:

that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

YLT:

that each of you know his own vessel to possess in sanctification and honour,

1 Thessalonians 4:4 Cross References

XREF:

Romans 1:24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.

1 Corinthians 7:2 But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;

1 Peter 3:7 You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:4 {3} That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
(3) Another reason, because it defiles the body.

PNT:

4:4 Each one of you should know how to possess his vessel. Should restrain his bodily desires, and make even his appetites holy.

WES:

4:4 That every one know - For this requires knowledge, as well as chastity. To possess his vessel - His wife. In sanctification and honour - So as neither to dishonour God or himself, nor to obstruct, but further, holiness; remembering, marriage is not designed to inflame, but to conquer, natural desires.

MHC:

4:1-8 To abide in the faith of the gospel is not enough, we must abound in the work of faith. The rule according to which all ought to walk and act, is the commandments given by the Lord Jesus Christ. Sanctification, in the renewal of their souls under the influences of the Holy Spirit, and attention to appointed duties, constituted the will of God respecting them. In aspiring after this renewal of the soul unto holiness, strict restraint must be put upon the appetites and senses of the body, and on the thoughts and inclinations of the will, which lead to wrong uses of them. The Lord calls none into his family to live unholy lives, but that they may be taught and enabled to walk before him in holiness. Some make light of the precepts of holiness, because they hear them from men; but they are God's commands, and to break them is to despise God.

CONC:

Body Control Holiness Holy Honor Honorable Honour Possess Procure Purity Sanctification Vessel Wife

Body Control Holiness Holy Honor Honour Learn Possess Procure Purity Sanctification Vessel Way Wife

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