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Berean Standard Bible

“For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;”

1 Thessalonians 4:3

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Paul urges the Thessalonians to live in a way that pleases God, reminding them of instructions he had given. He moves to specific areas where holiness matters, beginning with sexual conduct.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;

World English Bible (WEB)

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

King James Version (KJV)

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

American Standard Version (ASV)

For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for this is the will of God -- your sanctification; that you abstain from the whoredom,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque la voluntad de Dios es vuestra santificación: que os apartéis de fornicación;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dios quiere que sean santos; que no cometan inmoralidades sexuales;

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