What does 1 Thessalonians 4:6 say?

that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger is the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to 1 Thessalonians 4:6 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, 1 Thessalonians 4:5, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, and 1 Thessalonians 3, and more.

1 Thessalonians 4:6 (YLT)

Passage

that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger <FI>is<Fi> the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,

Nearby Context

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,

1 Thessalonians 4:6 that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger <FI>is<Fi> the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,

1 Thessalonians 4:7 for God did not call us on uncleanness, but in sanctification;

1 Thessalonians 4:8 he, therefore, who is despising--doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beyond", "defraud", "matter", "brother", "avenger", "lord", "spake", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beyond" 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 the affection of desire as..." into verse 7's "for God did not call us on...", so "beyond" 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 "beyond" and "defraud" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.