1 Thessalonians 4

1Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;

το λοιπον ουν, αδελφοι, ερωτωμεν υμας και παρακαλουμεν εν κυριω ιησου, καθως παρελαβετε παρ ημων το πως δει υμας περιπατειν και αρεσκειν θεω, ινα περισσευητε μαλλον·

2for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

οιδατε γαρ τινας παραγγελιας εδωκαμεν υμιν δια του κυριου ιησου.

3For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality;

τουτο γαρ εστιν θελημα του θεου, ο αγιασμος υμων, απεχεσθαι υμας απο της πορνειας,

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

ειδεναι εκαστον υμων το εαυτου σκευος κτασθαι εν αγιασμω και τιμη,

5not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;

μη εν παθει επιθυμιας καθαπερ και τα εθνη τα μη ειδοτα τον θεον,

6that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.

το μη υπερβαινειν και πλεονεκτειν εν τω πραγματι τον αδελφον αυτου, διοτι εκδικος ο κυριος περι παντων τουτων, καθως και προειπομεν υμιν και διεμαρτυραμεθα.

7For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.

ου γαρ εκαλεσεν ημας ο θεος επι ακαθαρσια, αλλ εν αγιασμω.

8Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

τοιγαρουν ο αθετων ουκ ανθρωπον αθετει, αλλα τον θεον τον [και] δοντα το πνευμα αυτου το αγιον εις υμας.

9But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

περι δε της φιλαδελφιας ου χρειαν εχετε γραφειν υμιν· αυτοι γαρ υμεις θεοδιδακτοι εστε εις το αγαπαν αλληλους·

10and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more;

και γαρ ποιειτε αυτο εις παντας τους αδελφους τους εν ολη τη μακεδονια. παρακαλουμεν δε υμας, αδελφοι, περισσευειν μαλλον

11that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

και φιλοτιμεισθαι ησυχαζειν και πρασσειν τα ιδια και εργαζεσθαι ταις ιδιαις χερσιν υμων, καθως υμιν παρηγγειλαμεν,

12that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.

ινα περιπατητε ευσχημονως προς τους εξω και μηδενος χρειαν εχητε.

13But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.

ου θελομεν δε υμας αγνοειν, αδελφοι, περι των κεκοιμημενων, ινα μη λυπησθε καθως και οι λοιποι οι μη εχοντες ελπιδα.

14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

ει γαρ πιστευομεν οτι ιησους απεθανεν και ανεστη, ουτως και ο θεος τους κοιμηθεντας δια του ιησου αξει συν αυτω.

15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

τουτο γαρ υμιν λεγομεν εν λογω κυριου, οτι ημεις οι ζωντες οι περιλειπομενοι εις την παρουσιαν του κυριου ου μη φθασωμεν τους κοιμηθεντας·

16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

οτι αυτος ο κυριος εν κελευσματι, εν φωνη αρχαγγελου και εν σαλπιγγι θεου καταβησεται απ ουρανου, και οι νεκροι εν χριστω αναστησονται πρωτον,

17Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

επειτα ημεις οι ζωντες οι περιλειπομενοι αμα συν αυτοις αρπαγησομεθα εν νεφελαις εις απαντησιν του κυριου εις αερα, και ουτως παντοτε συν κυριω εσομεθα.

18Therefore comfort one another with these words.

ωστε παρακαλειτε αλληλους εν τοις λογοις τουτοις.