Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; New Living Translation not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. English Standard Version not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; Berean Standard Bible not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; Berean Literal Bible not in the passion of lust, as also the Gentiles, not knowing God; King James Bible Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: New King James Version not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; New American Standard Bible not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; NASB 1995 not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; NASB 1977 not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; Legacy Standard Bible not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; Amplified Bible not [to be used] in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God and are ignorant of His will; Christian Standard Bible not with lustful passions, like the Gentiles, who don’t know God. Holman Christian Standard Bible not with lustful desires, like the Gentiles who don’t know God. American Standard Version not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God; Contemporary English Version Don't be a slave of your desires or live like people who don't know God. English Revised Version not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles which know not God; GOD'S WORD® Translation not in the passionate, lustful way of people who don't know God. Good News Translation not with a lustful desire, like the heathen who do not know God. International Standard Version not with passion and lust like the gentiles who do not know God. Majority Standard Bible not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; NET Bible not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God. New Heart English Bible not in the passion of lust, even as the nations who do not know God; Webster's Bible Translation Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles who know not God: Weymouth New Testament that you be not overmastered by lustful cravings, like the Gentiles who have no knowledge of God; World English Bible not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionnot in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God, Berean Literal Bible not in the passion of lust, as also the Gentiles, not knowing God; Young's Literal Translation not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God, Smith's Literal Translation Not in the passion of eager desire, as also the nations not knowing God: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNot in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God: Catholic Public Domain Version not in passions of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God, New American Bible not in lustful passion as do the Gentiles who do not know God; New Revised Standard Version not with lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd not through the passion of lust, even as the rest of the Gentiles who know not God: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And not in the passion of lust, as others of the Gentiles who do not know God; NT Translations Anderson New Testamentnot in passionate desire, as the Gentiles do, who know not God; Godbey New Testament not in the passion of lust, as indeed the Gentiles who do not know God; Haweis New Testament not in the vile passion of lewdness, as the Gentiles which know not God; Mace New Testament person unsullied by the vices of the Gentiles, who know not God: Weymouth New Testament that you be not overmastered by lustful cravings, like the Gentiles who have no knowledge of God; Worrell New Testament not in passion of desire, even as the gentiles, who know not God; Worsley New Testament not in the passion of lust, like the heathens who know not God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Living to Please God…4each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, 5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.… Cross References Romans 1:24-27 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ... Ephesians 4:17-19 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. / They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. / Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more. Colossians 3:5-7 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. / And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Peter 4:3-4 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. / Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. 2 Corinthians 12:21 I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery. Romans 13:13-14 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. Ephesians 5:3-5 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. Matthew 5:27-28 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Mark 7:21-23 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.” James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Proverbs 6:25-29 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. / For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. / Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? ... Treasury of Scripture Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: in the. Romans 1:24,26 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: … Colossians 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: as the. Matthew 6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. Luke 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. Ephesians 4:17-19 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, … know. Acts 17:23,30,31 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you… Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 1 Corinthians 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. Jump to Previous Affection Concupiscence Cravings Desire Desires Evil Gentiles Heathen Lust Nations Passion PassionateJump to Next Affection Concupiscence Cravings Desire Desires Evil Gentiles Heathen Lust Nations Passion Passionate1 Thessalonians 4 1. He exhorts them to go forward in all manner of godliness;6. to live holily and justly; 9. to love one another; 11. and quietly to follow their own business; 13. and last of all, to sorrow moderately for the dead. 17. followed by a brief description of the resurrection, and second coming of Christ to judgment. not in lustful passion The phrase "not in lustful passion" calls believers to a standard of purity and self-control. The Greek word for "lustful" is "pathos," which can denote a strong emotion or passion, often with a negative connotation when it leads to sin. In the context of the Greco-Roman world, where sexual immorality was rampant and often even celebrated, this command stands in stark contrast. The Apostle Paul is urging the Thessalonian Christians to live differently from the surrounding culture, emphasizing that their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). This call to holiness is not merely about abstaining from physical acts but also about cultivating a heart and mind that honors God. like the Gentiles who do not know God The Gentiles which know not God.--Mind the punctuation. The readers of the letter were "Gentiles which knew God." Their brother Thessalonians. are held up to them as melancholy examples of men who are trying in the wrong way to show their power over themselves. Remark that this is not one of the crimes which he alleges against Jews. Verse 5. - Not in the lust of concupiscence - not in the passion of lust (R.V.) - even as the Gentiles which know not God; and therefore from whom nothing better was to be expected. The moral sense of the heathen was so perverted, and their natures so corrupt, that they looked upon fornication as a thing indifferent.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek notμὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. lustful ἐπιθυμίας (epithymias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1939: Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing. passion πάθει (pathei) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3806: Suffering, emotion, depraved passion, lust. From the alternate of pascho; properly, suffering, i.e. a passion. like καθάπερ (kathaper) Adverb Strong's 2509: Even as, just as. From katha and per; exactly as. the τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Gentiles ἔθνη (ethnē) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. who τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. do not know εἰδότα (eidota) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate. God; Θεόν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. 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