1 Thessalonians 2:5

2:5 For we never appeared ¹  with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed – God is our witness –

1 Thessalonians 4:3

4:3 For this is God’s will: that you become holy, ²  that you keep away from sexual immorality,

1 Thessalonians 4:8

4:8 Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority ³  but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

1 Thessalonians 5:9

5:9 For God did not destine us for wrath ⁴  but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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¹ tn Or “came on the scene,” “came.”

² tn Or “your sanctification.”

³ tn Grk “rejecting man.”

⁴ sn God did not destine us for wrath. In context this refers to the outpouring of God’s wrath on the earth in the day of the Lord (1 Thess 5:2-4).