Vincent's Word Studies 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.
For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. Finally (τὸ λοιπὸν)
See on 1 Thessalonians 4:1. May have free course (τρέχῃ) More literally, simply, and better, may run. Have swift progress through the world. An O.T. idea. See Psalm 147:15, and comp. Isaiah 55:11 and Acts 12:24. Be glorified (δοξάζηται) Acknowledged in its true power and glory. Comp. John 12:28. The phrase the word of the Lord - be glorified, only here. For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: Unreasonable (ἀτόπων)
See on Luke 23:41, and comp. Acts 25:5; Acts 28:6. In lxx in a moral sense, iniquitous, Job 4:8; Job 11:11; Job 34:12. The word originally means out of place. All men have not faith See on Acts 6:7; see on Galatians 1:23. That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; From evil (ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ)
Possibly, from the evil one. Τὸ πονηρόν evil is found Romans 12:9; Matthew 5:39; but general N.T. usage favors the masculine, personal sense. See Matthew 13:19, Matthew 13:38; Ephesians 6:16; 1 John 2:13, 1 John 2:14; 1 John 3:12; 1 John 5:18. In lxx, τὸ πονηρόν evil is very common: ὁ πονηρὸς a few times, but always of men. See Deuteronomy 24:7; Esther 7:6; Job 21:30. In Tob 3:8, 17, τὸ πονηρόν δαιμόνιον the wicked demon. The masculine is favored by the Jewish formularies, of which traces appear in the Lord's prayer; by the unanimous tradition of Greek interpreters; by the interpretations of Tertullian and Cyprian, and by the evidence of the Syriac and Sahidic Versions. Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. Hearts (καρδίας)
See on Romans 1:21; see on Romans 10:10; see on Ephesians 1:18. Patient waiting for Christ (ὑπομονὴν τοῦ χριστοῦ) Rather patience of Christ. The prayer is that their hearts may be directed to love God and to exhibit the patience of Christ. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. Withdraw yourselves from (στέλλεσθαι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ)
Στέλλεσθαι, Po. In the active voice, to place, arrange, equip: in the middle voice, to provide for, take care. See 2 Corinthians 8:20. Here with ἀπὸ from, to place one's self away from. Disorderly (ἀτάκτως) This adverb, the verb ἀτακτέω, and the adjective ἄτακτος are found only in Paul, and only in the Thessalonian Epistles. See on 1 Thessalonians 5:14. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. Follow (μιμεῖσθαι)
Better, imitate. Comp. 1 Corinthians 4:16; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 1:6. But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. Any man's bread (ἄρτον παρά τινος)
Lit. bread from any one, or at any man's hand. For nought (δωρεὰν) The word is a noun, meaning a gift. See John 4:10; Acts 2:38; Romans 5:15. The accusative often adverbially as here; as a gift, gratis. Comp. Matthew 10:8; Romans 3:24; Revelation 21:6. Labor and travail See on 1 Thessalonians 1:3. Be chargeable (ἐπιβαρῆσαι) Po. Better, burden. By depending upon them for pecuniary support. Comp. 1 Corinthians 9:3-18, and see on 1 Thessalonians 2:6. And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; If any would not work, etc.
A Jewish proverb. That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. Working not at all - busybodies (μηδὲν ἐργαζομένους - περιεργαζομένους)
One of Paul's frequent wordplays. See on reprobate mind, Romans 1:28. Not busy, but busybodies. Περιεργάζεσθαι (N.T.o.) is to bustle about a thing: here, to be officious in others' affairs. See on τὰ περίεργα curious arts, Acts 19:19, and see on 1 Timothy 5:13. But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. With quietness - work
See on study to be quiet, 1 Thessalonians 4:11. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. Be not weary (ἐντραπῇ)
With one exception, Luke 13:1, only in Paul. To faint or lose heart. Well doing (καλοποιοῦντες) N.T.o. According to the Greek idiom, doing well, be not weary. Not limited to works of charity, but including Christian conduct generally, as, for instance, steadily attending to their own business, 2 Thessalonians 3:12. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. By this epistle
Connect with our word. The message we send in this letter. Not, as some, with the following words, note that man in your epistle. Note (σημειοῦσθε) N.T.o. Lit. set a mark on. The nature of the mark is indicated in the next clause. Have no company with (μὴ συναναμίγνυσθαι) Po. See on 1 Corinthians 5:9. Be ashamed (ἐντραπῇ) See on Matthew 21:37, and see on 1 Corinthians 4:14. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Admonish (νουθετεῖτε)
See on Acts 20:31, and see on Ephesians 6:4. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. The Lord of peace (ὁ κύριος τῆς εἰρήνης)
The only instance of the formula. By all means (ἐν παντὶ τρόπῳ) Or in every way. The alternative reading τόπῳ place is rejected by the principal texts. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. The salutation of Paul with mine own hand (ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου) Rev. properly, "the salutation of me Paul." The genitive of me is contained, according to a familiar Greek idiom, in the possessive pronoun my. Paul had apparently been employing an amanuensis. In every epistle Comp. 1 Corinthians 16:21; Colossians 4:18. Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]. Text Courtesy of Internet Sacred Texts Archive. Bible Apps.com |
