Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: Treasury of Scripture in the. Romans 1:24,26 Why God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves... Colossians 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence... as the. Matthew 6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. Luke 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you have need of these things. Ephesians 4:17-19 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you from now on walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind... 1 Peter 4:3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have worked the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts... know. Acts 17:23,30,31 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD... Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind... 1 Corinthians 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God... 1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. Galatians 4:8 However, then, when you knew not God, you did service to them which by nature are no gods. Ephesians 2:12 That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise... 2 Thessalonians 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Context Live to Please God
1Furthermore then we beseech you, brothers, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received of us how you ought to walk and to please God, so you would abound more and more. 2For you know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication: 4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor; 5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: 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 has not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness. 8He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who has also given to us his holy Spirit. 9But as touching brotherly love you need not that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another. 10And indeed you do it toward all the brothers which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brothers, that you increase more and more; 11And that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12That you may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that you may have lack of nothing. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God:
Darby Bible Translation
(not in passionate desire, even as the nations who know not God,)
King James Bible
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
Young's Literal Translation
not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God,
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