1 Thessalonians 5:23-28

Conclusion.

1 Thessalonians 5:23. The closing benediction commending the Thessalonian Christians to God. spirit and soul and body: if we press the phrase, human nature is threefold, consisting of: (a) a body, the physical organism; (b) soul, the principle of life, the moral and intellectual side of man; (c) spirit, the organ of communion with God. But whether this tripartite theory represents Paul's permanent view is open to doubt, as elsewhere he speaks in terms of duality as flesh and spirit.

1 Thessalonians 5:26. be read to all: a phrase which shows that Paul intended his epistles not merely for the leaders of the Church, but for the whole community, including the humblest and poorest.