1 Thessalonians 5:27
I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
World English Bible
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 brothers with a holy kiss.
28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Cross References
Numbers 27:23He laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD spoke by Moses.
2 Chronicles 18:15The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the LORD’s name?”
Matthew 26:63But Jesus stayed silent. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
Acts 19:13But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
1 Thessalonians 2:11As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
1 Timothy 1:3As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
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 →