1 Thessalonians 4:5 (DRB)

Passage

Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God:

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: That you should abstain from fornication:

1 Thessalonians 4:4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour,

1 Thessalonians 4:5 Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God:

1 Thessalonians 4:6 And that no man overreach nor circumvent his brother in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we have told you before and have testified.

1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto sanctification.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "passion", "lust", "like", and "gentiles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "passion" and "lust", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "That every one of you should know..." into verse 6's "And that no man overreach nor circumvent...", so "passion" and "lust" 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 "passion" and "lust" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.