1thes 4:3

Rion K. Reece yoshua at tky2.3web.ne.jp
Tue Dec 21 20:15:28 EST 1999


In 1Thessalonians 4:3, [TOUTA GAR ESTIN QELHMA TOU QEOU, hO hAGIASMOS
hMWN, APEXESQAI hUMAS APO THS PORNEIAS] is hO hAGIASMOS hMWN further
explaining QEOU, i.e. "God, the (one who is)your sanctification..."?

My English translations read:

KJV 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, even your
sanctification,
that ye should abstain from fornication:

NIV 1 Thessalonians 4:3 It is God's will that you should be sanctified:
that you
should avoid sexual immorality;

NAB 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your
sanctification; that is,
that you abstain from sexual immorality;

NRS 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your
sanctification: that you
abstain from fornication;

These seem to imply that hO hAGIASMOS is to define 'will' rather than
God.  Am I misunderstanding the Greek or the English?

As always, many thanks,
Rion
yoshua at tky2.3web.ne.jp




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