# you avoid sexual immorality

"you stay away from sexually immoral acts"

# know how to possess his own vessel

Possible meanings are 1) "know how to live with his own wife" or 2) "know how to control his own body"

# in the passion of lust

"with wrongful sexual desire"

# no man

Here "man" refers to a man or a woman. "no one" or "no person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])

# transgress and wrong

This is a doublet stating the same idea in two ways to reinforce the concept. AT: "do wrong things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# the Lord is an avenger

This can be made explicit. AT: "the Lord will punish the one who transgressed and will defend the one who was wronged" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# forewarned you and testified

"told you beforehand and strongly warned against"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/willofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sanctify]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fornication]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/honor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lust]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gentile]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/transgression]]