1 Thessalonians 4:3 (YLT)

Passage

for this is the will of God--your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:1 As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus, as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye may abound the more,

1 Thessalonians 4:2 for ye have known what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus,

1 Thessalonians 4:3 for this is the will of God--your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,

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

1 Thessalonians 4:5 not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "for ye have known what commands we..." into verse 4's "that each of you know his own...", so "will of God" and "god--your" 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 "god--your" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.