1 Thessalonians 4:7

Living to Please God

6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

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Berean Standard Bible
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
American Standard Version (1901)
For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Bible in Basic English
Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.
Douay-Rheims 1899
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto sanctification.
Free Bible Version
For God did not call us to live impure lives, but holy lives.
Geneva Bible 1599
For God hath not called vs vnto vncleannesse, but vnto holinesse.
King James (Authorized) Version
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
Plain English Version
God picked us to be his people, but he didn’t pick us to be people that do bad and dirty things, like sleeping with somebody else’s wife or husband. He picked us to be people that keep away from everything that is bad.
Translation for Translators
When God chose us believers, he did not want us to be people who behave in a sexually immoral way. On the contrary, he wants us to be people who behave in a morally pure way.
Unlocked Literal Bible
For God did not call us to uncleanness, but to holiness.
Noah Webster Bible
For God hath not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness.
World English Bible
For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Young's Literal Translation
for God did not call us on uncleanness, but in sanctification;