“For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.”
— WEB
1 Thessalonians 4:7
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.”
— KJV
“For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.”
— ASV
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Commentary
unto uncleanness--Greek, "for the purpose of." unto--rather as Greek, "in"; marking that "holiness" is the element in which our calling has place; in a sphere of holiness. Saint is another name for Christian.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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