1 Thessalonians 4:1

1 Thessalonians 4:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;

Context of 1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally then, brothers and sisters, we request and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel even more. 2For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. 3For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality;

1 Thessalonians 4:1 word by word

Λοιπὸν οὖν, ἀδελφοί, ἐρωτῶμεν ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ ἵνα καθὼς παρελάβετε παρ᾽ ἡμῶν τὸ πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν καὶ ἀρέσκειν θεῷ καθὼς καὶ περιπατεῖτε, ἵνα περισσεύητε μᾶλλον·Read the interlinear

• Finallyλοιπόςloipoi · remainingG3062
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• brothersἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• we requestἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• and urgeπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• you in the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• that as you receivedπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• from us as to howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• you oughtδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• pleaseἀρέσκωareskō · to pleaseG700
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• you actuallyκαίkai · andG2532
• excelπερισσεύωperisseuō · to exceedG4052
• moreμᾶλλονmallon · moreG3123

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 4:1

• 1 Thessalonians 2:11just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children,
• Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain--
• 2 Corinthians 10:1Now I, Paul, myself urge you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ--I who am meek when face to face with you, but bold toward you when absent!
• Ephesians 4:1Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,
• Philemon 1:9yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you--since I am such a person as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus--
• Hebrews 13:22But I urge you, brothers and sisters, listen patiently to this word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:2For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
• Ephesians 4:20But you did not learn Christ in this way,
• 2 Thessalonians 2:1Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,
• 1 Timothy 5:21I solemnly exhort you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality.
• 1 Timothy 6:13I direct you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
• 2 Timothy 4:1I solemnly exhort you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we instructed you,
• Acts 20:27For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.
• 1 Corinthians 11:23For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread;

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1We beseech you, brethren, and exhort - We give you proper instructions in heavenly things, and request you to attend to our advice. The apostle used the most pressing entreaties; for he had a strong and affectionate desire that this Church should excel in all righteousness and true holiness. Please God more and more - God sets no bounds to the communications of his grace and Spirit to them that are faithful. And as there are no bounds to the graces, so…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Furthermore then - ̀ ̀ 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; Ephesians 6:10 note; Philemon 4:8 note. The phrase is a formula appropriate to the end of an argument or discourse. We beseech you - Margin, “request.” The Greek is, “we ask you” - ̓͂ erōtōmenIt is not as strong a word as that which follows. And exhort you - Marg, “beseech.” This is the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Exhortations to purity and holiness. (1-8) To brotherly love, peaceable behaviour, and diligence. (9-12) Not to sorrow unduly for the death of godly relations and friends, considering the glorious resurrection of their bodies at Christ's second coming. (13-18) Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2we ask and encourage you: Paul emphasizes the authority of his teaching by speaking in the name of the Lord Jesus. For you know the instructions we gave: Ancient letters often reminded recipients of what they already knew. Paul reminds the Thessalonians of matters requiring them to obey (4:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:4, 6, 10, 12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181Th 4:1-18. Exhortations to Chastity; Brotherly Love; Quiet Industry; Abstinence from Undue Sorrow for Departed Friends, For at Christ's Coming All His Saints Shall Be Glorified. 1. Furthermore--Greek, "As to what remains." Generally used towards the close of his Epistles (Ep 6:10; Php 4:8). then--with a view to the love and holiness (1Th 3:12, 13) which we have just prayed for in your behalf, we now give you exhortation. beseech--"ask" as if it were a…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 4:1

• Commandments
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Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings