1 Thessalonians 5:27

I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
charge	ὁρκίζω horkízō	G3726	to put on oath
you	ὑμᾶς hymâs	G5209	you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
Lord	κύριον kurion	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
that	ἀναγνωσθῆναι anagnōsthēnai	G314	to know again · verb — aorist passive infinitive
this	τὸν ton	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative singular masculine
epistle	ἐπιστολὴν epistolēn	G1992	a written message · noun — accusative singular feminine
read	ἀναγινώσκω anaginṓskō	G314	to know again
all	πᾶσιν pasin	G3956	all · adjective — dative plural masculine
holy	ἁγίοις hagiois	G40	sacred (physically · adjective — dative plural masculine
brethren	ἀδελφοῖς.¶ adelphois	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — dative plural masculine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Colossians 4:16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle f…
2 Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
Numbers 27:23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
1 Kings 22:16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
2 Chronicles 18:15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be…
Mark 5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou to…
Acts 19:13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:23–end

In these words, which conclude this epistle, observe, I. Paul's prayer for them, Th1 5:23. He had told them, in the beginning of this epistle, that he always made mention of them in his prayers; and, now that he is writing to them, he lifts up his heart to God in prayer for them. Take notice, 1. To whom the apostle prays, namely, The very God of peace. He is the God of grace, and the God of peace and love. He is the author of peace and lover of concord; and by their peaceableness and unity, from God as the author, those things would best be obtained which he prays for. 2. The things he prays for on behalf of the Thessalonians are their sanctification, that God would sanctify them wholly; and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Thessalonians 5:27

I charge--Greek, "I adjure you." read unto all--namely, publicly in the congregation at a particular time. The Greek aorist tense implies a single act done at a particular time. The earnestness of his adjuration implies how solemnly important he felt this divinely inspired message to be. Also, as this was the FIRST of the Epistles of the New Testament, he makes this the occasion of a solemn charge, that so its being publicly read should be a sample of what should be done in the case of the others, just as the Pentateuch and the Prophets were publicly read under the Old Testament, and are still read in the synagogue. Compare the same injunction as to the public reading of the Apocalypse, th…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Thessalonians 5:27

I charge you by the Lord, that this epistle be read - There must have been some particular reason for this solemn charge; he certainly had some cause to suspect that the epistle would be suppressed in some way or other, and that the whole Church would not be permitted to hear it; or he may refer to the smaller Churches contiguous to Thessalonica, or the Churches in Macedonia in general, whom he wished to hear it, as well as those to whom it was more immediately directed. There is no doubt that the apostles designed that their epistles should be copied, and sent to all the Churches in the vicinity of that to which they were directed. Had this not been the case, a great number of Churches woul…

The Church Fathers

"I adjure you by the Lord that this Epistle be read unto all the holy brethren." And this command is rather from love, and not so much in the way of teaching; that with them also, he means, I may be conversing. And he does not merely command, but adjures them, and this from a fervent mind, that even though they should despise him, for the sake of the adjuration they may practice what is commanded. For men had a great dread of that appeal, but now that too is trampled under foot.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on 1 Thessalonians 11

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Oaths · Expressions used as: I charge you by the Lord — Expressions used as: I charge you by the Lord
Titles And Names Of Saints · Holy brethren — Holy brethren
Word Of God · To be read publicly — To be read publicly

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Thessalonians 5:27

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Thessalonians 5:27

Adam Clarke on 1 Thessalonians 5:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Thessalonians 5:27

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Thessalonians 5:27

Adam Clarke on 1 Thessalonians 5:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Thessalonians 5:27

John Calvin on 1 Thessalonians 5:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Thessalonians 5:27