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Read Full Chapter (1 Thessalonians 4) 1 Thessalonians 4:5-6 KJV
"Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: 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 4:5-6 in Context (Verses 2–9 KJV)
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For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
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For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
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That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
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Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
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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.
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For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
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He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
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But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.