1 Thessalonians 4
1 Now, my fellow believers, [I want to write] about some other matters. Because we all have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus, we(exc) strongly urge you [DOU] to live in a way that pleases God. We taught you to do that, and you know that we lived that way as a result of what the Lord Jesus [told us]. We know that you are conducting your lives that way, but [we strongly urge] that you do that even more.
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
οιδατε γαρ τινασ παραγγελιασ εδωκαμεν υμιν δια του κυριου ιησου
3 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).
τουτο γαρ εστιν θελημα του θεου ο αγιασμοσ υμων απεχεσθαι υμασ απο τησ πορνειασ
4 [That is, he wants] each one of you to know how to control your own sexual desires [EUP]. He wants you to live pure lives that all people will see as good.
ειδεναι εκαστον υμων το εαυτου σκευοσ κτασθαι εν αγιασμω και τιμη
5 You must not lustfully desire [to do] immoral acts as unbelievers [MTY] [do] who do not obey God.
μη εν παθει επιθυμιασ καθαπερ και τα εθνη τα μη ειδοτα τον θεον
6 [God wants each one of you to control your sexual desires, in order that] no one of you sin against your fellow believer and take advantage of him or her by doing things like that. Remember that we strongly warned you previously [DOU] that the Lord [Jesus] will punish all [people who do] sexually immoral acts.
το μη υπερβαινειν και πλεονεκτειν εν τω πραγματι τον αδελφον αυτου διοτι εκδικοσ ο κυριοσ περι παντων τουτων καθωσ και προειπομεν υμιν και διεμαρτυραμεθα
7 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.
ου γαρ εκαλεσεν ημασ ο θεοσ επι ακαθαρσια αλλ εν αγιασμω
8 So I warn you that those who disregard [this teaching] of mine [are] not just disregarding me. On the contrary, [they are disregarding] God, [because God commanded it. Remember that] God sent his Spirit, who is holy, [to live] in you!
τοιγαρουν ο αθετων ουκ ανθρωπον αθετει αλλα τον θεον τον και δοντα το πνευμα αυτου το αγιον εισ υμασ
9 [I want to urge you] again [that you should] love [your] fellow believers [MET]. You do not really need that [anyone] write to you about that, because God has already taught you [how] to love each other,
περι δε τησ φιλαδελφιασ ου χρειαν εχετε γραφειν υμιν αυτοι γαρ υμεισ θεοδιδακτοι εστε εισ το αγαπαν αλληλουσ
10 and because you already are [showing that you love] your fellow believers [HYP] [who live] in other places [in your province] of Macedonia. Nevertheless, my fellow believers, we urge you to [love each other] even more.
και γαρ ποιειτε αυτο εισ παντασ τουσ αδελφουσ τουσ εν ολη τη μακεδονια παρακαλουμεν δε υμασ αδελφοι περισσευειν μαλλον
11 [We urge you] also to eagerly strive/try to mind your own affairs and to not meddle/interfere with the affairs of others. We urge you also to work at your own occupations/jobs [to earn what you need to live]. Remember that we taught you previously to live like that.
και φιλοτιμεισθαι ησυχαζειν και πρασσειν τα ιδια και εργαζεσθαι ταισ ιδιαισ χερσιν υμων καθωσ υμιν παρηγγειλαμεν
12 If you do these things, unbelievers will acknowledge/see that you behave decently/properly, and you will not have to depend on others [to] ([supply/give to you]) [what you need].
ινα περιπατητε ευσχημονωσ προσ τουσ εξω και μηδενοσ χρειαν εχητε
13 My fellow believers, we also want you to understand well [LIT] [what will happen] to our fellow believers [who now] are dead [EUP]. [You must not be/do like] the unbelievers. They [grieve deeply for people who die because] they do not confidently expect [people to live again after they die].
ου θελομεν δε υμασ αγνοειν αδελφοι περι των κεκοιμημενων ινα μη λυπησθε καθωσ και οι λοιποι οι μη εχοντεσ ελπιδα
14 We [believers] know that it is true that Jesus died and that he came back [to life] again. So [we also know well that] when Jesus returns, God [will cause] those [believers] who died [EUP] [to live again] and to come with [Jesus].
ει γαρ πιστευομεν οτι ιησουσ απεθανεν και ανεστη ουτωσ και ο θεοσ τουσ κοιμηθεντασ δια του ιησου αξει συν αυτω
15 [I write this] because the Lord [Jesus] revealed [to me] what I am now telling you. [Some of you may think that] when the Lord [Jesus] comes back, he will consider that we [believers] who are still living will be superior to those [believers] who have died [EUP], because [we will meet Jesus first. That is certainly not true]!
τουτο γαρ υμιν λεγομεν εν λογω κυριου οτι ημεισ οι ζωντεσ οι περιλειπομενοι εισ την παρουσιαν του κυριου ου μη φθασωμεν τουσ κοιμηθεντασ
16 It is the Lord [Jesus] himself who will descend from heaven. [When he comes down, he] will command all of [us believers to rise from their graves]. The chief angel will shout [loudly], and [another angel] will blow a trumpet for God. Then (OR, As a result), the first thing that will happen is that the people who [trusted] in Christ before they died will live again.
οτι αυτοσ ο κυριοσ εν κελευσματι εν φωνη αρχαγγελου και εν σαλπιγγι θεου καταβησεται απ ουρανου και οι νεκροι εν χριστω αναστησονται πρωτον
17 After that, [God] will powerfully take up into the clouds all of us [believers] who are still living [on this earth]. [He will take us] and those [other believers who have died], in order that [we all] might together meet/welcome the Lord [Jesus] in the sky. As a result of that, we [all] will be with him forever.
επειτα ημεισ οι ζωντεσ οι περιλειπομενοι αμα συν αυτοισ αρπαγησομεθα εν νεφελαισ εισ απαντησιν του κυριου εισ αερα και ουτωσ παντοτε συν κυριω εσομεθα
18 Because [all this is true], encourage/comfort each other by reminding each other of this teaching.
ωστε παρακαλειτε αλληλουσ εν τοισ λογοισ τουτοισ
