1 Thessalonians 5:27
I adjure you by the Lord that the letter be read to all the [holy] brethren.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
In Context
26Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.
28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you.
Cross References
Numbers 27:23And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him commandment, as Jehovah had said through Moses.
2 Chronicles 18:15And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?
Matthew 26:63But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if *thou* art the Christ the Son of God.
Acts 19:13And certain of the Jewish exorcists also, who went about, took in hand to call upon those who had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches.
1 Thessalonians 2:11as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,
1 Timothy 1:3Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, [when I was] going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines,
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:24-28
Paul's Prayer for the Thessalonians. ( a. d. 51.) 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 25 Brethren, pray for us. 26 Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. 27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. In these words, which conclude this… Read the whole commentary →