1 Thessalonians 4:6

NETBible

In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, 1  because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, 2  as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.

NIV ©

and that in this matter no-one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you.

NASB ©

and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.

NLT ©

Never cheat a Christian brother in this matter by taking his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.

MSG ©

Don't run roughshod over the concerns of your brothers and sisters. Their concerns are God's concerns, and [he] will take care of them. We've warned you about this before.

BBE ©

And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.

NRSV ©

that no one wrong or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.

NKJV ©

that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.

KJV
That no
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[man] go beyond
<5233> (5721)
and
<2532>
defraud
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his
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brother
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in
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[any] matter
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because
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that the Lord
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[is] the avenger
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of
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all
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such
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as
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we
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also
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have forewarned
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you
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and
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testified
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{defraud: or, oppress, or, overreach} {in...: or, in the matter}
NASB ©
and
that no
<3361>
man transgress
<5233>
and defraud
<4122>
his brother
<80>
in the matter
<4229>
because
<1360>
the Lord
<2962>
is
the
avenger
<1558>
in all
<3956>
these
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things
<3778>
, just
<2531>
as we also
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told
<4275>
you before
<4275>
and solemnly
<1263>
warned
<1263>

you.
NET [draft] ITL
In
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this matter
<4229>
no one
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should violate
<5233>
the rights
<4122>
of his
<846>
brother
<80>
or take advantage of him, because
<1360>
the Lord
<2962>
is the avenger
<1558>
in
<4012>
all
<3956>
these cases
<5130>
, as
<2531>
we
<4277>
also
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told
<4277>
you
<5213>
earlier
<4277>
and
<2532>
warned
<1263>
you solemnly
<1263>
.
GREEK
to mh uperbainein pleonektein tw pragmati ton adelfon autou dioti ekdikov kuriov peri pantwn toutwn kaywv kai proeipamen kai diemarturameya
<1263> (5662)
V-ADI-1P
NETBible

In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, 1  because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, 2  as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “not to transgress against or defraud his brother in the matter,” continuing the sentence of vv. 3-5.

2 tn Grk “concerning all these things.”