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1 Thessalonians 5:27

Jesus

25 Brothers, pray for us as well.

26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

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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.

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BSB
I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
KJV
I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
WEB
I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
ASV
I adjure you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the brethren.
DARBY
I adjure you by the Lord that the letter be read to all the [holy] brethren.
BLB
I adjure you⁺ [by] the Lord [for] the letter to be read to all the brothers.
ÅB
Jeg besverger dere ved Herren at dere lar brevet bli lest for alle brødrene.
OTB
Jeg ber dere for Herrens skyld å få dette brevet lest for alle brødrene og søstrene.
B1930
Jeg besverger eder ved Herren at I lar brevet bli lest for alle brødrene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Colossians 4:16

    After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:1

    I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

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  • 1 Timothy 5:21

    I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

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  • Matthew 26:63

    But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

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  • 1 Kings 22:16

    But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”

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  • Acts 19:13

    Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”

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  • Numbers 27:23

    and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses.

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  • Mark 5:7

    And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”

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