1 Thessalonians 4:3 (DBY)

Passage

For this is [the] will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:1 For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in [the] Lord Jesus, even as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and please God, even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.

1 Thessalonians 4:2 For ye know what charges we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is [the] will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;

1 Thessalonians 4:4 that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour,

1 Thessalonians 4:5 (not in passionate desire, even as the nations who know not God,)

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "will of God", "even", "sanctification", "should", "abstain", and "fornication". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "will of God" and "even", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "For ye know what charges we gave..." into verse 4's "that each of you know how to...", so "will of God" and "even" belong inside that flow. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "will of God" and "even" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.