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1 Thessalonians 4:2 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 4 · verse 2
For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.1 Thessalonians 4:2 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 4:2 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:
4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
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Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentsparangeliaannouncement, a proclaiming or giving a message to, a charge, a commandG3852 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- knoweidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- gavedidōmito give, to give something to someone, of one s own accord to give one something, to his…G1325 →
- Lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
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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