1 Thessalonians 4:3

Living to Please God

2For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.3For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; 4each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,

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Berean Standard Bible
For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
American Standard Version (1901)
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;
Bible in Basic English
For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;
Douay-Rheims 1899
For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that you should abstain from fornication;
Free Bible Version
What God wants is for you to live holy lives. So stay away from sexual immorality
Geneva Bible 1599
For this is the will of God euen your sanctification, and that ye should abstaine from fornication,
King James (Authorized) Version
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
Plain English Version
This is what God wants. He wants you to be properly good and to keep away from everything that is wrong. If somebody is not your own wife or husband, don’t sleep with them as if you are married to them.
Translation for Translators
God wants you to live pure lives that will show that you completely belong to him. He wants you to avoid doing any sexually immoral acts (OR, avoid being sexually immoral in any way).
Unlocked Literal Bible
For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you avoid sexual immorality,
Noah Webster Bible
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from lewdness.
World English Bible
For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
Young's Literal Translation
for this is the will of God — your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,