1 Thessalonians 4:2
1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
4 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
- KJV
- For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
- WEB
- For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
- ASV
- For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
- DARBY
- For ye know what charges we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
- BLB
- For you⁺ know what instructions we gave you⁺ through the Lord Jesus.
- ÅB
- Dere vet jo hvilke bud vi gav dere ved den Herre Jesus.
- OTB
- For dere er klar over instruksjonen vi ga dere gjennom autoriteten til Herren Jesus.
- B1930
- I vet jo hvilke bud vi gav eder ved den Herre Jesus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Read in contextEzekiel 3:17
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 9:21
To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
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