1 Thessalonians

Paul issues seven commands or exhortations. The first three are personal exhortations: rejoicing, praying, and giving thanks (vss. 16-18). The final four exhortations are corporate: do not quench [...]

14 And we urge (parakaleō, “to appeal”) you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. Earlier, in 4:7-11, Paul expressed that Christians [...]

12 We ask you, brothers, to respect (to acknowledge in high status; to show honor)those who labor (engage in hard work) among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, Paul gives an [...]

9 For God has not destined (appoint) us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ—Paul is responding to what he just shared in vs. 6-8. Destined us for wrath—In 1:10, here [...]

I. An Active Witness (vs. 4-5) 4 But you are not in darkness (realm of wickedness; lostness; impending doom), brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. Paul reiterates the fact that [...]

Know the Time and Seasons (v. 1) Now concerning the times (chronos, a period of time) and the seasons (dates—kairoi; a proper or appointed time), brothers, you have no need to have anything [...]

The apostle Paul mentions the rapture in every chapter of his letter to the Thessalonians: 1:10; 2:19; 3:13; 4:13-18; 5:1-11, 23. John Walvoord, Every Prophecy of the Bible: Clear Explanations [...]

9 Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, Paul transitions into a new section by penning “now [...]

I. Expounding in Love (4:1-2) Finally, then (GK, loipos—“furthermore,” a sharp transition), brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk [...]

11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct (make straight) our way to you,Paul patterns his prayer (3:11-13) after a Jewish prayer of appealment on behalf of another. This [...]