1 Thessalonians 4:3 (GNV)

Passage

For this is the will of God euen your sanctification, and that ye should abstaine from fornication,

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:1 And furthermore we beseeche you, brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Iesus, that ye increase more and more, as ye haue receiued of vs, how ye ought to walke, and to please God.

1 Thessalonians 4:2 For ye knowe what commandements we gaue you by the Lord Iesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God euen your sanctification, and that ye should abstaine from fornication,

1 Thessalonians 4:4 That euery one of you should know, how to possesse his vessell in holines and honour,

1 Thessalonians 4:5 And not in the lust of concupiscence, euen as the Gentiles which know not God:

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "For ye knowe what commandements we gaue..." into verse 4's "That euery one of you should know...", so "will of God" and "euen" 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 "euen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.