1 Thessalonians 4:10

1 Thessalonians 4:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• English Standard Version (ESV)for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Indeed, you already show your love for all the believers throughout Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you to love them even more.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 4:10

8Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit. 9Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more, 11and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, 12so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

1 Thessalonians 4:10 word by word

καὶ γὰρ ποιεῖτε αὐτὸ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς τοὺς ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ.¶ Παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, περισσεύειν μᾶλλονRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• indeedγάρgar · forG1063
• ye doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• towardεἰςeis · towardG1519
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• MacedoniaΜακεδονίαMakedonia · MacedoniaG3109
• butδέde · thenG1161
• we beseechπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• youσύsu · youG4771
• that ye increaseπερισσεύωperisseuō · to exceedG4052
• more and moreμᾶλλονmallon · moreG3123

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 4:10

• 1 Thessalonians 1:7And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
• 2 Corinthians 8:1And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.
• Ephesians 1:15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,
• Colossians 1:4because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
• Philemon 1:5because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1As 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.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:12May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
• Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
• Philippians 3:13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
• 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Ye 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 the Churches which are in Christ make one great and glorious body, of which he is the head.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And 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 the fact that they deserved commendation for what they had done, a stimulus to arouse them to still higher attainments. Bloomfield.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 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 teaching of the Spirit exceeds the teachings of men; and men's teaching is vain and useless, unless God teach. Those remarkable for this or any other grace, need to increase therein, as well as to persevere to the end. It is very desirable to have a calm and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The Thessalonian Christians showed love to all Christians in Macedonia, including Philippi and Berea, by providing financial help (see also 1:7–8 and 2 Corinthians 8:1–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. And indeed--Greek, "For even."Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 4:10

• Commandments

In the dictionaries

• Macedonia
• Asleep
• Quiet
• Rise
• Sleep
• Trump
• Brotherly Kindness; Brotherly Love
• Church
• Thessalonians, the First Epistle of Paul to the
• Thessalonians, the Second Epistle of Paul to the

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