1 Thessalonians 4:6 (LSB)

Passage

and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.

Nearby Context

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

1 Thessalonians 4:5 not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God;

1 Thessalonians 4:6 and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.

1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God did not call us to impurity, but in sanctification.

1 Thessalonians 4:8 Consequently, he who sets this aside is not setting aside man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "transgress", "defraud", "brother", "matter", "lord", "avenger", "things", and "just". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "transgress" and "defraud", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "not in lustful passion like the Gentiles..." into verse 7's "For God did not call us to...", so "transgress" and "defraud" 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 "transgress" and "defraud" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.