Hawker's Poor man's commentary
1 Thessalonians 4:1
CONTENTS
The Apostle is here exhorting the Church, to the blessed Fruits, and Effects, of Regeneration. He sweetly comforts the Lord's People, on the Subject of the Body sleeping in Jesus.
CONTENTS
The Apostle is here exhorting the Church, to the blessed Fruits, and Effects, of Regeneration. He sweetly comforts the Lord's People, on the Subject of the Body sleeping in Jesus.
1 THESSALONIANS 4:1 kaqw.j kai. peripatei/te {A} The parenthetical clause kaqw.j kai. peripatei/te is lacking in Dc K L Y 177 206 257 623 917 1175 1518 1739 syrp (and the Textus Receptus), having bee...
CHAPTER IV. _The apostle exhorts them to attend to the directions which he_ _had already given them, that they might know how to walk and_ _please God_, 1, 2. _Gives them exhortations concerning c...
FURTHERMORE THEN - Τὸ λοιπὸν To loipon. “As to what remains.” That is, all that remains is to offer these exhortations; see the 2 Corinthians 13:11 note; Galatians 6:17 note;...
IV. THE SEPARATED WALK AND THE BLESSED HOPE CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The separated walk 1 Thessalonians 4:1)_ 2. The coming of the Lord for His saints 1 Thessalonians 4:13)...
PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS TO PURITY OF LIFE AND BROTHERLY LOVE. The Church at Thessalonica has begun well and is encouraged to go forward. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:1. ABOUND: 1 THESSALONIANS 3:12 *....
THE SUMMONS TO PURITY (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8)...
Finally then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you have received instructions from us as to how you must behave to please God, even so you do behave, that you may go on from m...
1 Thessalonians 5:22 [FOR STRUCTURES SEE BELOW]. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:1 BESEECH. App-134. EXHORT. App-134. BY. App-104. LORD. App-98. JESUS. App-98. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina_. GOD. App-98....
_Furthermore then_ R. V., _finally_; as the same Greek phrase is rendered by A.V. in Philippians 3:1; Philippians 4:8, &c. Lit., FOR THE REST THEREFORE, _for what remains_. _we beseech you, brethren,...
Section V. A Lesson in Christian Morals. Ch. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 We now pass from the first to the second of the two main divisions of the Epistle (see _Introd_. Chap. VII.), from _narrative_to _e...
ΟΥΝ (WH, _margin_)—wanting in B, some dozen minn., syrpesh cop, Chr—may easily have slipped out, after the -ον of ΛΟΙΠΟΝ. The combination λοιπον ουν occurs nowhere else in the N.T. ινα καθως παρελαβετ...
§ 7. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12. A Lesson in Christian Morals We pass from the first to the second half of the Letter, from _narration_ to _exhortation_ Chh. 1–3 are complete in themselves, setting forth...
ΛΟΙΠΌΝ ΟΎΝ (G3063) наконец; "последняя наша тема" (Best; _см._ Philippians 3:1). ΆΔΕΛΦΟΊ _voc. pl. от_ ΑΔΕΛΦΌΣ (G80) брат. Это метафора, которая изображает христианскую общину как семью, связывающую...
DISCOURSE: 2201 ADVANCEMENT IN HOLINESS ENFORCED 1 Thessalonians 4:1. _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 Go...
_1 THESSALONIANS 4:1_. _Furthermore then,_ is, as if he had said, _As to what remains._...
TEXT (1 Thessalonians 4:1-2) 1 FINALLY THEN, BRETHREN, WE BESEECH AND EXHORT YOU IN THE LORD JESUS, THAT, AS YE RECEIVED OF US HOW YE OUGHT TO WALK AND TO PLEASE GOD, EVEN AS YE DO WALK,THAT YE ABOUN...
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. FURTHERMORE, ...
THE LORD'S PRESENCE 12 Paul gives us the true motive and incentive of a holy life and a steadfast faith. It springs from the overflow of love to our fellow saints and to all others as well. It looks f...
4:1 please (e-29) I do not say 'to please,' because then pleasing God would be a distinct object. Here it is rather 'to walk so as to please.' The point is, the ' _ how_ ,' that is, the manner of doin...
EXHORTATION TO PURITY AND BROTHERLY LOVE. THE SECOND ADVENT 1. 'You are already walking in the right path. I want you to advance in it more and more.' 3, 4. Translate, 'For this is a thing willed by...
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 4 HOW YOU OUGHT TO LIVE 4:1-8 V1 Brothers and sisters, y...
IV. (1) We now approach the practical portion of the Epistle. The first point on which the Thessalonians need instruction is in the matter of social purity (1 Thessalonians 4:1). FURTHERMORE hardly e...
CHAPTER 9 PERSONAL PURITY 1 Thessalonians 4:1 (R.V.) THE "finally" with which this chapter opens is the beginning of the end of the Epistle. The personal matter which has hitherto occupied us was th...
Resuming the thought of 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 as well as of 1 Thessalonians 3:10-13. _Cf._ a pre-Christian letter in Oxyrh. Papyri, iv. 294 (13 ἐρωτῶ σε οὖν ἵνα μὴ, 6 f. ἐρωτῶ σε καὶ παρακαλῶ σε). T...
CALLED TO SANCTIFICATION 1 Thessalonians 4:1 The first paragraph of this chapter exhorts to purity, the second to industry, the third to expectation of the Second Advent. But the three are closely co...
At this point in his letter the apostle turned to exhortation. Timothy's report concerning the Thessalonians' condition had indicated that they needed some words of kindly warning. The first subject i...
"AS TO THE REST" The use of the word "finally" in 1 Thessalonians 4:1 does not mark the end but a transition. We might say, "As to the other matters," or "As to the rest." Because of his love for them...
Furthermore (1) 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 (a) abound more and more. (1) V...
In this chapter the apostle begins to remind them of their obligation of always striving to increase in virtue. Though he praises them through the whole epistle, he still thinks it necessary to warn 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...
_‘TO PLEASE GOD’_ ‘To please God.’ 1 Thessalonians 4:1 A truly human and familiar expression is this! In such language Scripture appeals to the common sentiments of our human nature. It is sometime...
1_Furthermore_. This chapter contains various injunctions, by which he trains up the Thessalonians to a holy life, or confirms them in the exercise of it. They had previously learned what was the rule...
The apostle then turns to the dangers that beset the Thessalonians in consequence of their former habits (and which were still those of the persons that surrounded them), habits in direct contradictio...
FURTHERMORE THEN WE BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN,.... Or request of you in the most kind and tender manner, from real and hearty love and affection for you, and with a view to your good, and the glory of God...
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. Ver. 1. _How...
_Furthermore_ Το λοιπον, _as for what remains to be said_, in subserviency to the important end of your being presented before God in the final judgment, perfected in holiness; _we beseech you, by the...
Jesus Christ and his apostles were exceedingly desirous not merely that men should be converted and have a good hope of heaven, but that they should be eminently holy; should not merely be planted as...
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....
WARNING REGARDING VARIOUS SINS. Concerning concupiscence:...
The end of Chapter 3 has encouraged their abounding love. Here the apostle adds to this the entreaty that they abound in obedience. No amount of love can make up for a disobedient walk, for love and o...
IV. Instructions about how to live, 4:1-5:11 A. The problem of sexual immorality, 4:1-8 1 FURTHERMORE THEN WE BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN, AND EXHORT [YOU] BY THE LORD JESUS, THAT AS YE HAVE RECEIVED OF U...
BESEECH: Or, request EXHORT: Or, beseech...
“FINALLY THEN, BRETHREN, WE BESEECH AND EXHORT YOU IN THE LORD JESUS, THAT, AS YE RECEIVED OF US HOW YE OUGHT TO WALK AND TO PLEASE GOD, EVEN AS YE DO WALK, THAT YE ABOUND MORE AND MORE” “Finally”: M...
1-8 To abide in the faith of the gospel is not enough, we must abound in the work of faith. The rule according to which all ought to walk and act, is the commandments given by the Lord Jesus Christ....
1 THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 4 1 THESSALONIANS 4:1 Paul exhorteth the Thessalonians to proceed in their endeavours to please God by a holy and just conversation. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:9,10 He commendeth their...
Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk,--that ye abound more and more. [The first pa...
1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally G3063 then G3767 brethren G80 urge G2065 (G5719) and G2532 exhort G3870 (G5719
‘Finally then, brothers and sisters, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received of us how you ought to walk and to please God, even as you do walk - that you abound more and mor...
1 Thessalonians 4:1. FURTHERMORE THEN. More literally, _as to what remains, or for the rest:_ ‘marking an approach towards the conclusion of the Epistle, though not necessarily a very near approach' ...
_Exhortation to Holiness of Life._ As in all his Epistles Paul at least concludes with a strenuous and full inculcation of moral duties, so here he reiterates to the Thessalonians those precepts and w...
FINALLY (λοιπον). Accusative of general reference of λοιπος, as for the rest. It does not mean actual conclusion, but merely a colloquial expression pointing towards the end (Milligan) as in 2 Corin...
CONTENTS: The model walk of the believer. The hope of Christ's return. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: The design of the Gospel is to teach men not only what they should believe, but also how t...
1 Thessalonians 4:1. _We beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us_ the moral maxims of life and conduct, not only in word but also in writing, _how ye ou...
FINALLY, BROTHERS. He says this to call their attention to what he is about to say. HOW YOU SHOULD LIVE. The Gentile world was very wicked (see 1 Peter 4:1-5). One who lived a "Christian life" contras...
1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 4:1 Instruction and Exhortation. Paul gives instructions on pleasing God (1 Thessalonians 4:1), the seco
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Thessalonians 4:1. AND TO PLEASE GOD, SO YE WOULD ABOUND MORE AND MORE.—R.V. inserts “even as ye do walk after God.” 1 Thessalonians 4:2. WHAT COMMANDMENTS.—R.V. “c...
EXPOSITION CONTENTS.—With this chapter the second portion of the Epistle—its practical application-commences. The apostle exhorts and entreats the Thessalonians to make progress in the Christian life,...
Let's turn to first Thessalonians chapter four. Paul the apostle was called of God by the Spirit to go to Macedonia, as he saw in a vision a man from Macedonia saying, "Come over and help us." It was...
1 Corinthians 11:23; 1 Corinthians 15:1; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 John 3:22;...
Furthermore [λ ο ι π ο ν]. Rev. not so well, finally, although the word is sometimes rightly so rendered. The formula is often used by Paul where he attaches, in a somewhat loose way, even in the mids...
More and more — It is not enough to have faith, even so as to please God, unless we abound more and more therein....
In these words, we have. general exhortation given to the Thessalonians, that, according to the doctrine and injunctions formerly given them for. holy conversation suitable to the gospel, they would m...