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1 Thessalonians 4:3

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For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.	For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:	That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G1063 this^G5124 is^G2076 the will^G2307 of God^G2316, even your^G5216 sanctification^G38, that ye^G5209 should abstain^G567 from^G575 fornication^G4202:

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Original Greek

τοῦτο γάρ ἐστι θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἁγιασμὸς ὑμῶν, ἀπέχεσθαι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς πορνείας·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
τοῦτο	touto	G5124	D-NSN	this
γάρ	gar	G1063	CONJ	For
ἐστι	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
θέλημα	thelēma	G2307	N-NSN	the will
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Θεοῦ,	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
ἁγιασμὸς	hagiasmos	G38	N-NSM	sanctification
ὑμῶν,	humōn	G5216	P-2GP	your
ἀπέχεσθαι	apechesthai	G567	V-PMN	should abstain
ὑμᾶς	humas	G5209	P-2AP	that ye
ἀπὸ	apo	G575	PREP	from
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
πορνείας·	porneias	G4202	N-GSF	fornication

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G38 — ἁγιασμός (hagiasmós, hag-ee-as-mos'): sanctification, holiness — from ἁγιάζω; properly, purification, i.e. (the state) purity; concretely (by Hebraism) a purifier:--holiness, sanctification.
• G567 — ἀπέχομαι (apéchomai, ap-ekh'-om-ahee): I abstain from — middle voice (reflexively) of ἀπέχω; to hold oneself off, i.e. refrain:--abstain.
• G575 — ἀπό (apó, apo'): from, away from — a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
• G1063 — γάρ (gár, gar): for — a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):--and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2307 — θέλημα (thélēma, thel'-ay-mah): will, wish, desire — from the prolonged form of θέλω; a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination:-- desire, pleasure, will.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G4202 — πορνεία (porneía, por-ni'-ah): fornication, idolatry — from πορνεύω; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry:--fornication.
• G5124 — τοῦτο (toûto, too'-to): neuter singular nominative or accusative case of οὗτος; that thing:--here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this, thus, where(-fore).
• G5209 — ὑμᾶς (hymâs, hoo-mas'): accusative case of ὑμεῖς; you (as the objective of a verb or preposition):--ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
• G5216 — ὑμῶν (hymōn, hoo-mone'): genitive case of ὑμεῖς; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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