1 Thessalonians 4:8 (GNV)

Passage

Hee therefore that despiseth these thinges, despiseth not man, but God who hath euen giuen you his holy Spirit.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:6 That no man oppresse or defraude his brother in any matter: for the Lord is auenger of all such thinges, as we also haue tolde you before time, and testified.

1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God hath not called vs vnto vncleannesse, but vnto holinesse.

1 Thessalonians 4:8 Hee therefore that despiseth these thinges, despiseth not man, but God who hath euen giuen you his holy Spirit.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.

1 Thessalonians 4:10 Yea, and that thing verily yee doe vnto all the brethren, which are throughout all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "therefore", "despiseth", "thinges", "hath", "euen", "giuen", and "holy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "For God hath not called vs vnto..." into verse 9's "But as touching brotherly loue ye neede...", so "Spirit" and "therefore" 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 "Spirit" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.