Catholic Public Domain Version
"not in passions of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God, "
— 1 Thessalonians 4:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:”
“not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God; ”
“not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God;”
“not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God.”
“Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God:”
“Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;”
“Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:”
For you know what precepts I have given to you through the Lord Jesus.
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from fornication,
that each one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor,
not in passions of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God,
and that no one should overwhelm or circumvent his brother in business. For the Lord is the vindicator of all these things, just as we have preached and testified to you.
For God has not called us to impurity, but to sanctification.
And so, whoever despises these teachings, does not despise man, but God, who has even provided his Holy Spirit within us.