A Life Pleasing to God
1 Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you
1received from us
2how you ought to walk and
3to please God, just as you are doing, that you
4do so more and more.
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For
5you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
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For this is the will of God,
6your sanctification:
7that you abstain from sexual immorality;
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that each one of you know how to control his own
8body in holiness and
9honor,
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not in
10the passion of lust
11like the Gentiles
12who do not know God;
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that no one transgress and
13wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is
14an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
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For
15God has not called us for
16impurity, but in holiness.
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Therefore
17whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God,
18who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
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Now concerning
19brotherly love
20you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been
21taught by God
22to love one another,
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for that indeed is what
23you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to
24do this more and more,
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and to aspire
25to live quietly, and
26to mind your own affairs, and
27to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
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so that you may
28walk properly before
29outsiders and be dependent on no one.