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Berean Standard Bible

“Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8

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Paul has been teaching about sexual purity and respect for others, urging believers to live to please God. He now underlines the seriousness of the instruction.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

King James Version (KJV)

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

he, therefore, who is despising -- does not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Así que, el que menosprecia, no menosprecia á hombre, sino á Dios, el cual también nos dió su Espíritu Santo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por eso, el que rechaza estas instrucciones no rechaza a un hombre sino a Dios, que les ha dado a ustedes su Espíritu Santo.

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