1 Thessalonians 4:5

Conservative English Version

Don't be a slave of your desires or live like people who don't know God.

Cross References

Psalm 79:6

Get angry with those nations that don't know you and won't worship you!

Jeremiah 10:25

Our enemies refuse to admit that you are God or to worship you. They have wiped out our people and left our nation lying in ruins. So get angry and sweep them away!

Matthew 6:32

Only people who don't know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father in heaven knows that you need all of these.

Luke 12:30

Only people who don't know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father knows what you need.

Acts 17:23

As I was going through your city and looking at the things you worship, I found an altar with the words, "To an Unknown God." You worship this God, but you don't really know him. So I want to tell you about him.

Romans 1:24

So God let these people go their own way. They did what they wanted to do, and their filthy thoughts made them do shameful things with their bodies.

Romans 1:26

God let them follow their own evil desires. Women no longer wanted to have sex in a natural way, and they did things with each other that were not natural.

Romans 1:28

Since these people refused even to think about God, he let their useless minds rule over them. That's why they do all sorts of indecent things.

1 Corinthians 1:21

God was wise and decided not to let the people of this world use their wisdom to learn about him. Instead, God chose to save only those who believe the foolish message we preach.

1 Corinthians 15:34

Be sensible and stop sinning. You should be embarrassed that some people still don't know about God.

Galatians 4:8

Before you knew God, you were slaves of gods that are not real.

Ephesians 2:12

At that time you did not know about Christ. You were foreigners to the people of Israel, and you had no part in the promises that God had made to them. You were living in this world without hope and without God,

Colossians 3:5

Don't be controlled by your body. Kill every desire for the wrong kind of sex. Don't be immoral or indecent or have evil thoughts. Don't be greedy, which is the same as worshiping idols.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

and with a flaming fire. Our Lord Jesus will punish anyone who doesn't know God and won't obey his message.

1 Peter 4:3

You have already lived long enough like people who don't know God. You were immoral and followed your evil desires. You went around drinking and partying and carrying on. In fact, you even worshiped disgusting idols.