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1 Thessalonians 4:4

WEB

4that each one of you know how to control his own body[+] in sanctification and honor,

KJV

4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

BSB

4each of you must know how to control his own body [+] in holiness and honor,

FBV

4in order that each of you may control yourselves[+] in a way that is holy and respectful,

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Extra References

1 Corinthians 7:9

9But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.


Romans 12:1

1Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.


Hebrews 13:4

4Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.


1 Peter 3:7

7You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.


1 Corinthians 6:15

15Don’t you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!


1 Corinthians 7:2

2But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.


Romans 6:19

19I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh; for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.


1 Corinthians 6:18-20

18Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.


Romans 1:24

24Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves;


Philippians 4:8

8Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.