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title="Lexicon"> Greek </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/1_thessalonians/4.htm">New International Version</a> Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit. <a href="/nlt/1_thessalonians/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/esv/1_thessalonians/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit. <a href="/blb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> So then, the one rejecting this does not disregard man but God, the One also giving His Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/kjv/1_thessalonians/4.htm">King James Bible</a> He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. <a href="/nkjv/1_thessalonians/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit. <a href="/nasb_/1_thessalonians/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore, the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/nasb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/nasb77/1_thessalonians/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Consequently, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/lsb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Consequently, he who sets this aside is not setting aside man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/amp/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So whoever rejects and disregards this is not [merely] rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you [to dwell in you and empower you to overcome temptation]. <a href="/csb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. <a href="/hcsb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, the person who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who also gives you His Holy Spirit. <a href="/asv/1_thessalonians/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you. <a href="/cev/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So if you don't obey these rules, you are not really disobeying us. Instead, you are disobeying God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. <a href="/erv/1_thessalonians/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you. <a href="/gwt/1_thessalonians/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Therefore, whoever rejects this [order] is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. <a href="/gnt/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> So then, whoever rejects this teaching is not rejecting a human being, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. <a href="/isv/1_thessalonians/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, whoever rejects this instruction is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. <a href="/msb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who has given you His Holy Spirit. <a href="/net/1_thessalonians/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/nheb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/wbt/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given to us his holy Spirit. <a href="/wey/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Therefore a defiant spirit in such a case provokes not man but God, who puts His Holy Spirit into your hearts. <a href="/web/1_thessalonians/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> He, therefore, who is despising, does not despise man, but God, who also gave His Holy Spirit to us. <a href="/blb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> So then, the one rejecting this does not disregard man but God, the One also giving His Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/ylt/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> he, therefore, who is despising -- doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us. <a href="/slt/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For surely therefore he despising, despises not man, but God, he also giving his holy Spirit for us.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore, he that despiseth these things, despiseth not man, but God, who also hath given his holy Spirit in us. <a href="/cpdv/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, whoever despises these teachings, does not despise man, but God, who has even provided his Holy Spirit within us. <a href="/nabre/1_thessalonians/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who [also] gives his holy Spirit to you. <a href="/nrsvce/1_thessalonians/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore whoever rejects this rejects not human authority but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore, he who does an injustice, does not wrong man but God who has also given unto you his Holy Spirit. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Therefore, whoever defrauds, does not defraud a man, but God, he who gives his Spirit of Holiness among you.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Therefore, he that despises, despises not man, but God, who has given us his Holy Spirit.<CM> <a href="/godbey/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Therefore the one rejecting (sanctification), does not reject man, but God, who indeed gives to you his Holy Spirit. <a href="/haweis/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Therefore he that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit.<CM> <a href="/mace/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> he therefore that violates these precepts, does not despise man, but God, who has endued me with his holy spirit. <a href="/wey/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Therefore a defiant spirit in such a case provokes not man but God, who puts His Holy Spirit into your hearts. <a href="/worrell/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Therefore, indeed, he that rejects, rejects not man, but God, Who giveth His Holy Spirit to you. <a href="/worsley/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> He therefore who rejecteth us, rejecteth not man, but God; who hath given us his holy Spirit. <a href="/parallel/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sgDUoqNjFio?start=492" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Living to Please God</a> …7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness. 8<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">Anyone,</a> <a href="/greek/5105.htm" title="5105: toigaroun (Conj) -- Consequently, therefore, well then, so then. From toi and gar and oun; truly for then, i.e. Consequently.">then,</a> <a href="/greek/114.htm" title="114: athetōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.">who rejects this command</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">does not</a> <a href="/greek/114.htm" title="114: athetei (V-PIA-3S) -- From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.">reject</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpon (N-AMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the very One who</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: didonta (V-PPA-AMS) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">gives</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagion (Adj-ANS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">Holy</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: Pneuma (N-ANS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">Spirit.</a> 9Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/5-3.htm">Acts 5:3-4</a> Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? / Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!” <a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">1 Corinthians 2:10-13</a> But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. / For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. / We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. ... <a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a> But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a> Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. <a href="/ephesians/4-30.htm">Ephesians 4:30</a> And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. <a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16-17</a> So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. <a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9</a> You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. <a href="/1_john/3-24.htm">1 John 3:24</a> Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us. <a href="/2_corinthians/1-21.htm">2 Corinthians 1:21-22</a> Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, / placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come. <a href="/hebrews/10-29.htm">Hebrews 10:29</a> How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? <a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a> However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. <a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Romans 5:5</a> And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. <a href="/1_corinthians/12-4.htm">1 Corinthians 12:4-11</a> There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. / There are different ministries, but the same Lord. / There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. ... <a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Ezekiel 36:27</a> And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a> But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who has also given to us his holy Spirit.despiseth.<a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7</a> And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.<a href="/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19</a> And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.<a href="/john/12-48.htm">John 12:48</a> He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.despiseth not.<a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a> The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.<a href="/proverbs/23-9.htm">Proverbs 23:9</a> Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.<a href="/isaiah/49-7.htm">Isaiah 49:7</a> Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.who.<a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Nehemiah 9:30</a> Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.<a href="/acts/5-3.htm">Acts 5:3,4</a> But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? … <a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">1 Corinthians 2:10</a> But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/philippians/1-18.htm">Case</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-11.htm">Defiant</a> <a href="/galatians/4-14.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/luke/10-16.htm">Despiseth</a> <a href="/matthew/18-10.htm">Despising</a> <a href="/luke/10-16.htm">Disregards</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-6.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/colossians/2-18.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-1.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Provokes</a> <a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/galatians/4-14.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/john/12-48.htm">Rejecteth</a> <a href="/john/12-48.htm">Rejecting</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">Rejects</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-6.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_timothy/3-9.htm">Case</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-11.htm">Defiant</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-20.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-19.htm">Despiseth</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Despising</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Disregards</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-3.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-10.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-12.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/job/16-3.htm">Provokes</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-7.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/luke/10-16.htm">Rejecteth</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-19.htm">Rejecting</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-17.htm">Rejects</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">1 Thessalonians 4</div>1. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-1.htm">He exhorts them to go forward in all manner of godliness;</a> 6. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-6.htm">to live holily and justly;</a> 9. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-9.htm">to love one another;</a> 11. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-11.htm">and quietly to follow their own business;</a> 13. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">and last of all, to sorrow moderately for the dead.</a> 17. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-17.htm">followed by a brief description of the resurrection, and second coming of Christ to judgment.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_thessalonians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Anyone, then, who rejects this command This phrase emphasizes the seriousness of the instruction given by Paul. The "command" refers to the call to live a holy and sanctified life, as outlined in the preceding verses. In the context of <a href="/1_thessalonians/4.htm">1 Thessalonians 4</a>, Paul is addressing issues of sexual immorality and encouraging believers to live in a way that pleases God. The use of "rejects" indicates a deliberate choice to disregard divine instruction, highlighting the gravity of such an action.does not reject man but God Here, Paul underscores the divine authority behind his teachings. By stating that rejecting the command is not merely a rejection of human authority, he elevates the message to one of divine origin. This reflects the biblical principle that God's commands, delivered through His apostles, carry His authority. This echoes Jesus' words in <a href="/luke/10-16.htm">Luke 10:16</a>, where He states that rejecting His messengers is equivalent to rejecting Him.the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit This phrase highlights the intimate relationship between God and believers, as the Holy Spirit is given to them as a guide and helper. The presence of the Holy Spirit is a sign of God's active involvement in the lives of Christians, empowering them to live according to His will. This aligns with the promise of the Holy Spirit in <a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16-17</a>, where Jesus assures His disciples of the Spirit's indwelling presence. The giving of the Holy Spirit also serves as a seal of God's ownership and a guarantee of the believer's inheritance, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13-14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who authored the letter to the Thessalonians, providing guidance and instruction to the early Christian community. 2. <a href="/topical/t/thessalonica.htm">Thessalonica</a> A city in Macedonia where the early church was established and to whom this letter was addressed. 3. <a href="/topical/h/holy_spirit.htm">Holy Spirit</a> The third person of the Trinity, given by God to believers as a guide, comforter, and source of spiritual power. 4. <a href="/topical/t/thessalonian_church.htm">Thessalonian Church</a> The recipients of Paul's letter, a group of early Christians facing challenges in living out their faith. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate authority and source of the instructions given through Paul, emphasizing the divine origin of the teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_authority_of_instruction.htm">Divine Authority of Instruction</a> Recognize that the teachings in Scripture are not merely human opinions but are divinely inspired and authoritative. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">Role of the Holy Spirit</a> Understand the Holy Spirit's role in guiding and empowering believers to live according to God's will. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_rejection.htm">Consequences of Rejection</a> Acknowledge the seriousness of rejecting God's instruction, as it is a rejection of God Himself. <a href="/topical/l/living_a_holy_life.htm">Living a Holy Life</a> Strive to live a life that aligns with God's instructions, relying on the Holy Spirit for strength and guidance. <a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a> Encourage one another within the Christian community to adhere to God's teachings and support each other in spiritual growth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_thessalonians_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Thessalonians 4</a> <a href="/q/who_comforts_those_with_broken_hearts.htm">What does quenching the Holy Spirit mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_christian_comfort_zone.htm">What defines a Christian comfort zone?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_thess._2_11_align_with_a_just_god.htm">'How does 2 Thessalonians 2:11's claim that God sends a 'powerful delusion' reconcile with the idea of a loving and just deity?'</a> <a href="/q/why_was_jesus_tempted_if_spirit-led.htm">How can Jesus be 'led by the Spirit' yet encounter direct temptation from the devil (Luke 4:1)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) "So you see that to act contumeliously in the matter is to act contumeliously not only towards your neighbour, but towards God Himself, and that, too, after He has given you a gift which should have preserved you from these corruptions."He . . . that despiseth.--The verb means to treat as insignificant either persons or things. Here the object is not supplied in the first instance, in order to heighten the effect of the second clause. If we were to supply it, it would include all the rights which the unclean liver spurns, "the commandments which we (mere men as you thought us) gave you," the "brother" whose domestic happiness has been invaded, the unfortunate victim herself, and, finally, the "honour" due to the sinner's own body. Since it was God who ordered the relations in which we all stand to one another, contempt for these relations is contempt for Him.Who hath also given.--Mistranslated for "who also gave." St. Paul is looking back to the day when he confirmed them; for the right reading is not "unto us," but "unto you," or more correctly "into you"--i.e., "to enter into you, and dwell there" (<a href="/john/14-17.htm" title="Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it sees him not, neither knows him: but you know him; for he dwells with you, and shall be in you.">John 14:17</a>, and many other places). The word "holy" in the original is very emphatically put:" Who also gave His Spirit--His Holy Spirit--to enter you," thus bringing out the startling contrast between such foul lives and the holiness which befitted and was possible (<a href="/romans/6-14.htm" title="For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace.">Romans 6:14</a>; <a href="/context/romans/8-3.htm" title="For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:">Romans 8:3-4</a>) for men in whom the Holy Ghost, communicated by the laying on of hands, vouchsafed to dwell.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_thessalonians/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - He therefore that despiseth; or, as it is in the margin, rejecteth (R.V.). What is rejected is either the above commands to moral purity, or the Christian calling to holiness, or, better still, Paul himself, as the organ of God. Despiseth; or, rejecteth. Not man; that is, not me, as if the commands were given from myself - were of mere human origin. But God; the Giver of these commands. So also Peter said unto Ananias, "Thou hast not lied unto man, but unto God" (<a href="/acts/5-4.htm">Acts 5:4</a>); and our Lord says, "He that rejecteth you rejecteth me" (<a href="/luke/10-16.htm">Luke 10:16</a>). Who hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit. If this is the correct reading, then the apostle here again asserts his own inspiration, and that in the strongest and plainest terms. The best manuscripts, however, read, "who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you" (R.V.) - a strong enforcement of holiness, inasmuch as the Holy Spirit was given them for the express purpose of producing holiness within them. <a href="/commentaries/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Anyone, ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. then, τοιγαροῦν (toigaroun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_5105.htm">Strong's 5105: </a> Consequently, therefore, well then, so then. From toi and gar and oun; truly for then, i.e. Consequently. who rejects [this command] ἀθετῶν (athetōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_114.htm">Strong's 114: </a> From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate. {does} not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. reject ἀθετεῖ (athetei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_114.htm">Strong's 114: </a> From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate. man ἄνθρωπον (anthrōpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. but ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. God, Θεὸν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. the very [One who] τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. gives διδόντα (didonta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Holy ἅγιον (hagion) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. Spirit. Πνεῦμα (Pneuma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm">NT Letters: 1 Thessalonians 4:8 Therefore he who rejects this doesn't reject (1 Thess. 1 Thes. 1Th iTh i Th)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Thessalonians 4:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Thessalonians 4:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Thessalonians 4:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Thessalonians 4:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>