1 Thessalonians 4:2
For ye know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
In Context
3For this is the will of God, your sanctification, for you to abstain from fornication,
Cross References
Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all things, as many as I commanded you. And lo, I am with you all the days, until the end of the age. Truly.
2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition, which they received from us.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 4:2-9
Exhortations to Holiness; Caution against Impurity. ( a. d. 51.) 1 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. 2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 5 Not in the lust… Read the whole commentary →