1Th 4:4 | JFB | STEP | 4. know-- by moral self-control. how to possess his vessel-- rather as Greek, "how to acquire (get for himself) his own vessel," that is, that each should have his own wife so as to avoid fornication ( ; ). The emphatical position of "his own" in the Greek, and the use of "vessel" for wife, in , and in common Jewish phraseology, and the correct translation "acquire," all justify this rendering. in sanctification-- ( ; , ). Thus, "his own" stands in opposition to dishonoring his brother by lusting after his wife ( ). honour-- ( ) contrasted with "dishonor their own bodies" ( ).

‏ 1 Thessalonians 4:4

4. know--by moral self-control.

how to possess his vessel--rather as Greek, "how to acquire (get for himself) his own vessel," that is, that each should have his own wife so as to avoid fornication (1Th 4:3; 1Co 7:2). The emphatical position of "his own" in the Greek, and the use of "vessel" for wife, in 1Pe 3:7, and in common Jewish phraseology, and the correct translation "acquire," all justify this rendering.

in sanctification--(Ro 6:19; 1Co 6:15, 18). Thus, "his own" stands in opposition to dishonoring his brother by lusting after his wife (1Th 4:6).

honour--(He 13:4) contrasted with "dishonor their own bodies" (Ro 1:24).