1 Thessalonians 4:5 — compare English translations

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1 Thessalonians 4:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

μὴ mḗ G3361 not ἐν en G1722 in πάθει páthos G3806 experience ἐπιθυμίας epithymía G1939 desire καθάπερ katháper G2509 according as καὶ kaí G2532 and τὰ ho G3588 the ἔθνη éthnos G1484 nation τὰ ho G3588 the μὴ mḗ G3361 not εἰδότα eídō G1492 to see τὸν ho G3588 the θεόν theós G2316 God

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World English Bible Public Domain

not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God;
King James Version Public Domain

Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

not in the passion of lust (just as also the Gentiles, the ones not knowing God);

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).