1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 - ESV Bible - Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in...

A Life Pleasing to God

1 Finally, then, brothers,^a we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you ¹received from us ²how you ought to walk and ³to please God, just as you are doing, that you ⁴do so more and more.

2 For ⁵you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

3 For this is the will of God, ⁶your sanctification:^b⁷that you abstain from sexual immorality;

4 that each one of you know how to control his own ⁸body^c in holiness and ⁹honor,

5 not in ¹⁰the passion of lust ¹¹like the Gentiles ¹²who do not know God;

6 that no one transgress and ¹³wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is ¹⁴an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.

7 For ¹⁵God has not called us for ¹⁶impurity, but in holiness.

8 Therefore ¹⁷whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, ¹⁸who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

9 Now concerning ¹⁹brotherly love ²⁰you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been ²¹taught by God ²²to love one another,

10 for that indeed is what ²³you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to ²⁴do this more and more,

11 and to aspire ²⁵to live quietly, and ²⁶to mind your own affairs, and ²⁷to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

12 so that you may ²⁸walk properly before ²⁹outsiders and be dependent on no one.

Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA

1 Tessalonicenses 4:1 Finalmente, irmãos, vos rogamos e exortamos no Senhor Jesus que, como aprendestes de nós de que maneira deveis andar e agradar a Deus, assim como estais fazendo, nisso mesmo abundeis cada vez mais.

King James Version KJV

1 Thessalonians 4:1 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.

New King James Version NKJV

1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;

Nova Versão Internacional NVIP

1 Tessalonicenses 4:1 Quanto ao mais, irmãos, já os instruímos acerca de como viver a fim de agradar a Deus e, de fato, assim vocês estão procedendo. Agora pedimos e exortamos a vocês no Senhor Jesus que cresçam nisso cada vez mais.

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 ESV