By the authority of the Lord. He places this obligation on them by the Lord's authority. The church leaders were to read this out loud to the entire congregation. Perhaps the "young" Christians at Thessalonica would not realize the importance of circulating this letter from Paul. This letter was to be circulated among all the churches (implied in Colossians 4:16).
1 THESSALONIANS 5:27 avdelfoi/j {A} Instead of toi/j avdelfoi/j a variety of witnesses, followed by the Textus Receptus, read toi/j a`gi,oij avdelfoi/j (ac A K P Y 33 81 614 1739 Byz Lec...
Verse 27. _I CHARGE YOU BY THE LORD, THAT THIS EPISTLE BE READ_] There must have been some particular reason for this solemn charge; he certainly had some cause to suspect that the epistle would be s...
I CHARGE YOU BY THE LORD - Margin, “adjure.” Greek, “I put you under oath by the Lord” - ενορκίζω ὑμᾶς τὸν Κύριον enorkizō humas ton Kurion. It is equivalent to binding persons by an oath; see t...
V. THE DAY OF THE LORD AND EXHORTATIONS CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The day of the Lord 1 Thessalonians 5:1)_ 2. Exhortations 1 Thessalonians 5:12) 3. Conclusions 1 Thes
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...
LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)...
May the God of peace himself consecrate you through and through; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete so that you will be blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. You can re...
CHARGE. Greek. _orkizo._ See Acts 19:13, but the texts read _enorkizo,_ which occ only here. THIS. the. HOLY. Most texts omit....
_I charge you by the Lord that_this _epistle be read unto all the holy brethren Holy_is probably an erroneous insertion of the copyists, due to Philippians 4:21, or Hebrews 3:1. _Charge_should be the...
The Conclusion 1 Thessalonians 5:25 The conclusion of the Epistle is very brief. It contains no reference to the autograph signature, which St Paul in 2 Thessalonians 3:17 and in subsequent letters...
§ 12. 1 Thessalonians 5:25-28. The Conclusion The conclusion of the Epistle is very brief. It makes no reference to the autograph signature, which the Apostle Paul in 2 Thessalonians 3:17, and in subs...
ΕΝΟΡΚΙΖΩ, as against ορκιζω, is preserved in *Obadiah 1:17 : a _hapax legomenon_ for the N.T., and rare in Greek; see Grimm-Thayer, _Lexicon_ s.v. αγιοις, before ΑΔΕΛΦΟΙΣ, in AאcKLP &c., cop syrr vg g...
ΈΝΟΡΚΊΖΩ (G3726) _praes. ind. act._ заклинать, заставлять кого-л. поклясться в чем-л., принимать присягу (BAGD; Morris). Гл. употребляется с последующим _inf._ (BD, 199f.) и _acc._, указывающим на тог...
I CHARGE YOU BY THE LORD, &C.— This was in the nature of a solemn _oath,_ which the apostle upon occasion used himself, and by which he here obliges the Thessalonians. See Joshua 6:26. Matthew 26:63....
TEXT (1 Thessalonians 5:27) 27 I ADJURE YOU BY THE LORD THAT THIS EPISTLE BE READ UNTO ALL THE BRETHREN. Translation and Paraphrase 27. I adjure you by the Lord (and His authority, as a judge migh...
I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. I CHARGE, [ enorkizoo (G1774a)] - 'I adjure you.' READ UNTO ALL - namely, publicly in the congregation. The aorist ...
THE LORD'S PRESENCE THOSE DROWSING THOSE DROWSING 4 The day of the Lord with its terrors and destruction is not for us. The cry of "peace and security" should not lull us to sleep. We should be on t...
I CHARGE] better, 'I adjure.' The reading was probably to be at the Eucharist (Justin Martyr, 'Apol.' 1. 65-67). St. Paul wishes his earliest letter to be read to all without any suppression or omiss...
THE NEED OF WATCHFULNESS. FINAL INJUNCTIONS 1. Times and seasons] St. Paul always lays stress on the uncertainty as to the TIME of the Advent (2 Thessalonians 2:2 cp. 2 Peter 3:3)....
WHEN JESUS CHRIST COMES 1 THE THESSALONIANS _IAN MACKERVOY_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. CHAPTER 5 WHEN THE *LORD WILL COME 5:1-11 V1 Now, brothers and s...
I CHARGE YOU. — _Adjure_ is much nearer the original word, which is as solemn as can be. What is the cause of such awful solemnity? The question has never been very satisfactorily answered. It certain...
CHAPTER 16 CONCLUSION 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (R.V.) THESE verses open with a contrast to what precedes, which is more strongly brought out in the original than in the translation. The Apostle has draw...
Closing words of counsel and prayer....
“WITHOUT BLAME” AT HIS COMING 1 Thessalonians 5:12 The remainder of the chapter is filled with brief sentences of exhortation, like cablegrams from our Heavenly Captain to his soldiers, who, in the p...
Under the figure of a camp in which fully armed soldiers are waiting for the break of day, while those not expecting this are sleeping and drunken, the apostle shows that those waiting for the Son are...
CONCLUDING REMARKS The kiss, like our handshake, was their way of greeting a friend. Paul did not discourage its use but did urge that it be practiced with a proper attitude, that is one of holiness...
(24) Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. (25) Brethren, pray for us. (26) Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. (27) I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all t...
There is a special interest in examining the epistles to the Thessalonians, more particularly the first, because, in point of fact, it was the earliest of the letters of the apostles; and as the first...
27_I adjure you by the Lord_. It is not certain whether he feared that, as often happened, spiteful and envious persons would suppress the Epistle, or whether he wished to provide against another dang...
The Lord's coming again into this world assumes therefore a very different character from that of a vague object of hope to a believer as a period of glory. In Chapter 5 the apostle speaks of it, but...
I CHARGE YOU BY THE LORD,.... Or "I adjure by the Lord"; by the Lord Jesus: it is in the form of an oath, and a very solemn one; and shows that oaths may be used on certain and solemn occasions: THAT...
I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. Ver. 27. _That this epistle be read_] It is a matter of greatest necessity and importance that the Holy Scriptures be da...
_I charge you_ Greek, ορκιζω υμας, _I adjure you_, that is, I lay you under the obligation of an oath; _that this epistle_ The first he wrote; _be read to all the holy brethren_ Namely, of your church...
UNTO ALL; for it was not designed for individuals merely, but for the whole church....
I CHARGE YOU BY THE LORD THAT THIS EPISTLE BE READ UNTO ALL THE HOLY BRETHREN....
Concluding greetings:...
In contrast to the new revelation Paul gives at the end of ch. 4, he now tells them in ch. 5 that "of the times and seasons" there was no need to write, for this was a matter of which they were well a...
VI. Conclusion, 5:23-28 23 AND THE VERY GOD OF PEACE SANCTIFY YOU WHOLLY; AND [I PRAY GOD] YOUR WHOLE SPIRIT AND SOUL AND BODY BE PRESERVED BLAMELESS UNTO THE COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 24 Fa...
CHARGE: Or, adjure...
“I ADJURE YOU BY THE LORD THAT THIS EPISTLE BE READ UNTO ALL THE BRETHREN” “Adjure”: To put on oath, make swear; by analogy, to solemnly enjoin, adjure, charge. “I give orders” (Bas). “This strong ap...
23-28 The apostle prays that they might be sanctified more perfectly, for the best are sanctified but in part while in this world; therefore we should pray for, and press toward, complete holiness. A...
OLBGrk; The apostle having now finished the Epistle, lays a solemn charge upon them all, especially their elders and teachers, to have this Epistle published. He now being himself hindered from preach...
I adjure you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the brethren. [The importance of the Epistle is shown by the solemnity of the adjuration. The command in this, the first of the Epistles, is...
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‘I adjure you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brethren.' The change to the first person probably indicates the point at which Paul took up the pen himself to authenticate the letter. T...
1 Thessalonians 5:27. I CHARGE YOU BY THE LORD. Why this vehemence of adjuration? Was there a danger that the letter would not be read? No better reason can be given than that Paul's affectionate anxi...
AS Paul's custom was, he concludes this Epistle with a number of practical injunctions suitable to the circumstances of those to whom he writes, and more or less connected with one another....
I ADJURE YOU BY THE LORD (ενορκιζω υμας τον Κυριον). Late compound for old ορκιζω (Mark 5:7), to put one on oath, with two accusatives (Robertson, _Grammar_, pp. 483f.). Occurs in inscriptions.THAT...
1 Thessalonians 5:23 I. There is much of instruction and comfort in this Apostolic prayer. The blessing prayed for is that the Thessalonian converts may be sanctified wholly, that their spirit and sou...
1 Thessalonians 5:27 The Witness to Christ of the Oldest Christian Writing. If the books of the New Testament were arranged according to the dates of their composition, this epistle would stand first...
1 Thessalonians 5:1. _But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night._ It...
CONTENTS: The model walk for the believer. The day of Jehovah. Exhortations to believers. CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: Let Christians live like men who are awake, living in cons...
1 Thessalonians 5:1. _Of the times and seaso_n _s, ye have no need that I write to you._ Paul as a prophet might have said much concerning the dispensations of providence which should attend the churc...
_I charge you by the Lord that this Epistle be read unto all the holy brethren _ THE AUTHORITY OF ST. Paul’s Epistles This is by implication a remarkable ecclesiastical sanction claimed for this Epi...
1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 5:27 I. As usual, having dictated his letter to a secretary, Paul wrote the final greeting in his own handwriting (compare...
1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 5:23 GOD OF PEACE. God initiated the reconciliation of Christians with himself. He is now at peace with them. SPIRIT, SOUL,
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— 1 Thessalonians 5:25_ Closing Words. I. AN IMPORTANT REQUEST.—“Brethren, pray for us” (1 Thessalonians 5:25). The most gifted saints have need of the prayers of Go...
EXPOSITION CONTENTS.—With regard to the time of that glorious advent when believers, whether dead or living, will be gathered together to Christ, the Thessalonians had already been fully instructed. T...
But of the times and seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace...
1 Kings 22:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Timothy 1:18; 1 Timothy 1:3;...
I charge [ε ν ο ρ κ ι ζ ω]. N. T. o. Rev. stronger and more literal, I adjure. Class. This strong appeal may perhaps be explained by a suspicion on Paul's part that a wrong use might be made of his na...
SANCTIFICATION 1 Thessalonians 4:3; _1 Thessalonians 5:15_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The doctrine of sanctification has been abused, but that does not mean that we should steer clear of God's message conce...
I charge you by the Lord — Christ, to whom proper divine worship is here paid. That this epistle — The first he wrote. Be read to all the brethren — That is, in all the churches. They might have conce...
Our apostle having now finished his epistle, gives. strict charge for the perusal of it. In which, observe, 1. The duty enjoined, with the matter of it, namely, the reading of this epistle, and for t...