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ForγὰρGodὁ θεὸςdid notοὐcallἐκάλεσενusἡμᾶςtoἐπὶimpurityἀκαθαρσίᾳbutἀλλ’inἐνsanctification.ἁγιασμῷ
1 Thessalonians 4:7
Study it in the app“For God did not call us to impurity but in sanctification.”
Paul reminds us that God called us to holinessHoliness
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 4:7, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- callἐκάλεσενekalesen
call to life
God inviting someone to a new life.
Where else “ekalesen” appears- impurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiai
impurity
A soiled life, above all sexually.
Where else “akatharsiai” appears- sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōi
sanctification
Sanctification: being set apart for God and made holy.
Where else “hagiasmōi” appears
The context
6that no one transgress and take advantage of his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger concerning all these things, as we also told you before and solemnly testified.
7 · This verse (above)
8Therefore the one who rejects this rejects not a human being but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.