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1 Thessalonians 4:3: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”1 Thessalonians 4:3
1 Thessalonians 4:3 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. 2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
1 Thessalonians 4 · King James Version
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Questions people ask
What does 1 Thessalonians 4:3 mean?
1 Thessalonians 4:3 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is 1 Thessalonians 4:3 in the Bible?
1 Thessalonians 4:3 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does 1 Thessalonians 4:3 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 1 Thessalonians 4:3 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.