And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
Toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia. From one and a half to two years had elapsed between the conversion of the Thessalonians and the writing of this letter, allowing time for their liberality to their Macedonian brethren.
Verse 10. _YE DO IT TOWARD ALL THE BRETHREN_] Ye not only love one another at Thessalonica, but ye love all the brethren in Macedonia; ye consider them all as children of the same Father; and that all...
AND INDEED YE DO IT - See the notes on 1 Thessalonians 1:7. BUT WE BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN, THAT YE INCREASE MORE AND MORE - See the notes at 1 Thessalonians 3:12. Here, as elsewhere, the apostle makes...
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)...
You do not need that I should write to you about brotherly love; for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another. Indeed you do this very thing to all the brothers who are in the whole of Mac...
TOWARD. App-104. BESEECH. Same as "exhort", 1 Thessalonians 4:1. INCREASE. Same as "abound", 1 Thessalonians 4:1....
_And indeed_ should be FOR INDEED. Their practice of the Divine lesson, as described in this verse, showed that they were truly "taught of God" to this effect. _ye do it towards all the brethren which...
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...
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§ 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...
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TEXT (1 Thessalonians 4:9-10) 9 But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another; 10 for indeed ye do it toward a...
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...
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...
IN ALL MACEDONIA] These words imply that there were other Churches there besides those of which we read in the Acts. They also show that these Churches were not isolated. The idea of a Catholic Church...
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...
AND INDEED YE DO _IT_ — i.e., “love one another;” but the words seem to imply a very practical form of love. This fact justifies St. Paul in saying that the Thessalonians were so taught of God. TOWARD...
CHAPTER 10 CHARITY AND INDEPENDENCE 1 Thessalonians 4:9 (R.V.) WHEN the gospel first came abroad in the world, two characteristics of its adherents attracted general attention, namely, personal puri...
περὶ φιλαδελφίας. One might have expected that adultery, especially when viewed as selfish greed (_cf._ 1 Thessalonians 4:6), would have come under φ., but the latter bears mainly here on charity and...
UNITED NOW AND HEREAFTER IN THE LORD 1 Thessalonians 4:9 It is suggested that God Himself is the teacher of love. Others may teach the lower classes in the school of grace, but the highest is reserve...
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...
AN EXHORTATION TO BROTHERLY LOVE AND WORK Anytime someone listens to one of God's messengers, it could be said that he is taught of God. The Thessalonians may have been taught by listening to Paul or...
(9) В¶ But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. (10) And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Mace...
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...
_QUIET WORK_ ‘We exhort you … that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we charged you.’ 1 Thessalonians 4:10 While no good man can look on wi...
10_And we exhort you_. Though he declares that they were sufficiently prepared of themselves for all offices of love, he nevertheless does not cease to exhort them to make progress, there being no per...
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...
AND INDEED YE DO IT TOWARDS ALL THE BRETHREN,.... Whether high or low, rich or poor, bond or free, greater or lesser believers, and whether related in the bonds of nature or not; they exercised this g...
And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more; Ver. 10. _Towards all the brethren_] This universality of their l...
_As touching brotherly love_ That peculiar affection which one disciple of Christ owes to another; _ye need not_ so much _that I_ should _write unto you; for ye yourselves_ Independent of any teaching...
AND, INDEED, YE DO IT TOWARD ALL THE BRETHREN WHICH ARE IN ALL MACEDONIA; BUT WE BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN, THAT YE INCREASE MORE AND MORE,...
The apostle urges brotherly love and sober industry:...
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...
B. The problem of social conduct, 4:9-12 9 BUT AS TOUCHING BROTHERLY LOVE YE NEED NOT THAT I WRITE UNTO YOU: FOR YE YOURSELVES ARE TAUGHT OF GOD TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER. 10 And indeed ye do it toward al...
“FOR INDEED YE DO IT TOWARD ALL THE BRETHREN THAT ARE IN ALL MACEDONIA. BUT WE EXHORT YOU, BRETHREN, THAT YE ABOUND MORE AND MORE” “For indeed ye do it”: Credit where credit is due. God is not unfair...
9-12 We should notice in others what is good, to their praise, that we may engage them to abound therein more and more. All who are savingly taught of God, are taught to love one another. The teachin...
As an evidence of the truth of their love for which he commended them, and that they were taught it of God, he gives a practical instance of it in this verse; else the apostle might have been thought...
for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more [Though their love already reached beyond the large confines of Thessal...
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‘For indeed you are doing it towards all the brothers and sisters who are in all Macedonia.' What a testimony was that. The Thessalonians were famed for their true and continuing love of their fellow...
_Exhortation to Brotherly Love and Industry_ The connection between the two subjects of this paragraph, brotherly love and quiet industry, is somewhat obscure. It may be that those who had abandoned t...
1 Thessalonians 4:10. FOR INDEED YE DO IT. Proof of the preceding clause. ALL THE BRETHREN WHO ARE IN ALL MACEDONIA. ‘Which implies a lively intercourse with the Christians in Philippi, Berœa, and p...
YE DO IT (ποιειτε αυτο). The αυτο refers to το αγαπαιν αλληλους (to love one another). Delicate praise....
1 Thessalonians 4:10 I. In what forms must we labour to advance Christ's Kingdom? In age after age the saints of God have possessed their souls in joy and patience, not gadding about as busy-bodies or...
1 Thessalonians 4:10 Christian Growth. I. In what are we to increase? There is little or no advantage in the increase of some things. It but increases our danger, and, adding to our cares, lays weigh...
1 Thessalonians 4:9 Turning now, and as it were, with a sense of relief from warnings against impurity and covetousness, but still keeping in view the aim of his whole exhortation, viz., "the will of...
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...
AND YOU HAVE BEHAVED IN THIS WAY. Their lives showed this love for their fellow believers....
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 4:9. YE HAVE NO NEED THAT ONE WRITE TO YOU.—St. Paul admits the brotherly love amongst them. It was adroit on his part, therefore, to make uncleanness...
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 Thessalonians 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 2 Corinthians 8:1;...