A moment in scripture
1 Thessalonians 4:8
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He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
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The surrounding passage
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6
That 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:10
And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.