1 Thessalonians, Chapter 4
Introduction
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- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 287.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
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1λοιπον ουν αδελφοι ερωτωμεν ϋμαϲ και παρακαλουμε εν τω κω ιυ καθωϲ παρελαβετε παρ ημων το πωϲ δει ϋμαϲ περιπατειν κ(αι) αρεϲκειν θω καθωϲ και περιπατειτε ϊνα περιϲϲευητε μαλλον 2οιδατε γαρ τιναϲ παραγγελιαϲ δεδωκαμεν υμιν δια του κυ ιυ 3τουτο γαρ εϲτιν θελημα του θυ ο αγιαϲμοϲ > ϋμων απεχεϲθαι ϋμαϲ απο τηϲ πορνειαϲ 4ειδεναι εκαϲτον ϋμων το εαυτου ϲκευοϲ κταϲθαι εν αγιαϲμω και εν τιμη 5μη εν παθει επιθυμιαϲ καθα>περ και τα εθνη τα μη ειδοτα τον θν
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Λοιπὸν οὖν, ἀδελφοί, ἐρωτῶμεν ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ, ἵνα καθὼς παρελάβετε παρ’ ἡμῶν τὸ πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν καὶ ἀρέσκειν θεῷ, καθὼς καὶ περιπατεῖτε, ἵνα περισσεύητε μᾶλλον. 2οἴδατε γὰρ τίνας παραγγελίας ἐδώκαμεν ὑμῖν διὰ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ. 3τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ ἁγιασμὸς ὑμῶν, ἀπέχεσθαι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς πορνείας, 4εἰδέναι ἕκαστον ὑμῶν τὸ ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος κτᾶσθαι ἐν ἁγιασμῷ καὶ τιμῇ, 5μὴ ἐν πάθει ἐπιθυμίας καθάπερ καὶ τὰ ἔθνη τὰ μὴ εἰδότα τὸν θεόν,
1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. 2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6το μη ϋπερβαινειν και πλεονεκτειν εν τω πραγματι > τον αδελφον αυτου διοτι εκδικοϲ κϲ > περι παντων τουτων καθωϲ και προειπαμεν υμιν και διεμαρτυραμεθα 7ου γαρ εκαλεϲεν ημαϲ ο θϲ επι ακαθαρϲια αλλ εν αγιαϲμω 8τοιγαρουν ο αθε>των ουκ ανθρωπο αθετει αλλα τον θν τον και διδοντα το πνευμα αυτου το αγιον ειϲ ϋμαϲ 9περι δε τηϲ φιλαδελφιαϲ ου χρειαν εχετε γραφειν υμιν > αυτοι γαρ ϋμειϲ θεοδιδακτοι εϲτε ειϲ το αγαπαν αλληλουϲ 10και γαρ ποιειτε αυτο ειϲ πανταϲ τουϲ αδελφουϲ ϋμων εν ολη τη > μακεδονια παρακαλουμεν δε υμαϲ αδελφοι περιϲϲευειν μαλλον
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
6τὸ μὴ ὑπερβαίνειν καὶ πλεονεκτεῖν ἐν τῷ πράγματι τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, διότι ἔκδικος κύριος περὶ πάντων τούτων, καθὼς καὶ προείπαμεν ὑμῖν καὶ διεμαρτυράμεθα. 7οὐ γὰρ ἐκάλεσεν ἡμᾶς ὁ θεὸς ἐπὶ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ ἀλλ’ ἐν ἁγιασμῷ. 8τοιγαροῦν ὁ ἀθετῶν οὐκ ἄνθρωπον ἀθετεῖ ἀλλὰ τὸν θεὸν τὸν καὶ διδόντα τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ τὸ ἅγιον εἰς ὑμᾶς. 9Περὶ δὲ τῆς φιλαδελφίας οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε γράφειν ὑμῖν, αὐτοὶ γὰρ ὑμεῖς θεοδίδακτοί ἐστε εἰς τὸ ἀγαπᾶν ἀλλήλους· 10καὶ γὰρ ποιεῖτε αὐτὸ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ. παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, περισσεύειν μᾶλλον,
6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. 7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. 8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. 9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. 10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11και φιλοτιμειϲθαι ηϲυχαζειν και πραϲϲειν τα ϊδια και εργαζεϲθαι ταιϲ ϊδιαιϲ χερϲιν υμων καθωϲ υμι παρηγγιλαμεν 12ϊνα περιπατητε ευϲχημονωϲ προϲ τουϲ εξω και μηδενοϲ χρειαν εχητε 13ου θελομεν δε ϋμαϲ αγνοειν αδελφοι περι των κοιμω>μενων ϊνα μη λυ πηϲθε καθωϲ κ(αι) οι λοιποι οι μη εχοντεϲ ελπιδα14ει γαρ επιϲτευομεν οτι ιϲ απε>θανεν και ανε>ϲτη ουτωϲ και ο θϲ τουϲ κοιμη>θενταϲ δια του ιυ αξει ϲυν αυτω 15τουτο γαρ ϋμιν λεγομεν εν λογω κυ οτι ημειϲ οι ζωτεϲ οι περιλειπομενοι ειϲ την παρουϲιαν του κυ ου μη φθαϲωμε τουϲ κοιμηθεν>ταϲ
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
11καὶ φιλοτιμεῖσθαι ἡσυχάζειν καὶ πράσσειν τὰ ἴδια καὶ ἐργάζεσθαι ταῖς χερσὶν ὑμῶν, καθὼς ὑμῖν παρηγγείλαμεν, 12ἵνα περιπατῆτε εὐσχημόνως πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω καὶ μηδενὸς χρείαν ἔχητε. 13Οὐ θέλομεν δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, περὶ τῶν κοιμωμένων, ἵνα μὴ λυπῆσθε καθὼς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ οἱ μὴ ἔχοντες ἐλπίδα. 14εἰ γὰρ πιστεύομεν ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἀνέστη, οὕτως καὶ ὁ θεὸς τοὺς κοιμηθέντας διὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἄξει σὺν αὐτῷ. 15τοῦτο γὰρ ὑμῖν λέγομεν ἐν λόγῳ κυρίου, ὅτι ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι εἰς τὴν παρουσίαν τοῦ κυρίου οὐ μὴ φθάσωμεν τοὺς κοιμηθέντας·
11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. 13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16οτι αυτοϲ ο κϲ εν κελευϲματι ε φωνη αρχαγγελου και εν ϲαλπιγγι θυ καταβηϲεται απ ουρανου > και οι νεκροι εν χω αναϲτηϲονται πρωτον 17επειτα ημειϲ οι ζωντεϲ οι περιλιπο>μενοι αμα ϲυν αυτοιϲ αρπαγηϲομεθα εν νεφελαιϲ ειϲ απαντηϲιν > του κυ ειϲ αερα και ουτωϲ παντοτε ϲυν κω εϲομεθα 18ωϲτε παρακαλειτε αλληλουϲ εν τοιϲ λογοιϲ τουτοιϲ
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
16ὅτι αὐτὸς ὁ κύριος ἐν κελεύσματι, ἐν φωνῇ ἀρχαγγέλου καὶ ἐν σάλπιγγι θεοῦ, καταβήσεται ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ οἱ νεκροὶ ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναστήσονται πρῶτον, 17ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁρπαγησόμεθα ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα· καὶ οὕτως πάντοτε σὺν κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα. 18ὥστε παρακαλεῖτε ἀλλήλους ἐν τοῖς λόγοις τούτοις.
16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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