1 THESSALONIANS 4:2 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.”
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus — the authority of the paraenesis is christological; the commands come 'through the Lord Jesus' (dia kyriou Iēsou). The instructions (paraggelia) are not arbitrary preferences but constitutive of gospel obedience. The Thessalonians 'know' them already; Paul rehearses for emphasis and application.
Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 4:2
When he has met what was pressing, and what was upon his hands, and is about henceforth to enter upon things that are perpetual, and which they ought continually to hear, he adds this expression, “finally,” that is, always and forever. “We beseech and exhort you in the Lord.” Strange! He does not even speak of himself as of sufficient credit to exhort. And yet who was so worthy of credit? But he takes Christ along with him. We exhort you, he says, by God. Which also he said…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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