1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Brothers, now I have some other things to tell you. We taught you how to live in a way that will please God. And you are living that way. Now we ask you and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live that way more and more. You know what we told you to do by the authority of the Lord Jesus. God wants you to be holy and to stay away from sexual immorality. He wants each one of you to learn how to take a wife in a way that is holy and honorable. Don’t give in to lust like people who do not know God. So do not wrong your brother or cheat him in this way. The Lord will punish people who do those things. We have already told you and warned you about that. God called us to be holy and does not want us to live in sin. So the person who refuses to obey this teaching is refusing to obey God, not man. And God is the One who gives us his Holy Spirit. We do not need to write to you about having love for your brothers and sisters in Christ. God has already taught you to love each other. And truly you do love the brothers in all of Macedonia. Brothers, now we encourage you to love them more and more. Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business. Do your own work. We have already told you to do these things. If you do, then people who are not believers will respect you. And you will not have to depend on others for what you need.