TheWay BibleHome›Bible›1 Thessalonians›1 Thessalonians 4›1 Thessalonians 4:1
1 Thessalonians 4:1 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 4 · verse 1
Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.1 Thessalonians 4:1 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 4:1 in context
1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 4 →
Commentary
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- Furthermoreloiponremaining, the rest, hereafter, for the future, henceforth, at last, already, for the…G3063 →
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- receivedparalambanōto take to, to take with one's self, to join to one's self, an associate, a companion…G3880 →
- beseecherōtaōto question, to ask, to request, entreat, beg, beseechG2065 →
- exhortparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- pleaseareskōto please, to strive to please, to accommodate one s self to the opinions desires and…G700 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
Here we have, I. An exhortation to abound in holiness, to abound more and more in that which is good, Th1 4:1, Th1 4:2. We may observe, 1. The manner in which the exhortation is given - very affectionately. The apostle entreats them as brethren; he calls them so, and loved them as such.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8