7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto sanctification.


In Context

4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour:

5 Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God:

6 And that no man overreach, nor circumvent his brother in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we have told you before, and have testified.

7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto sanctification.

8 Therefore, he that despiseth these things, despiseth not man, but God, who also hath given his holy Spirit in us.

9 But as touching the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you: for yourselves have learned of God to love one another.

1 Thessalonians 4:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:7For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:7For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7For God has not called us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:7For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7For God hath not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7for God did not call us on uncleanness, but in sanctification;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7For God has not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness.