1 Thessalonians 4:2

for ye know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

In Context

1Furthermore then, brethren, we beseech you, and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye are walking, ye would abound still more;

3For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;

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Cross References

Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all things, whatever I have commanded you. And, lo! I am with you always, unto the end of the world.

2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of 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 →

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