1 Thessalonians 4:2

For ye know what commandments we gave you,.... When among them; such as those of faith and love, the ordinances of the Gospel, baptism, and the Lord's supper, and all such as relate to the worship and…

For ye know what commandments - It was but a short time since Paul was with them, and they could not but recollect the rules of living which he had laid down. By the Lord Jesus - By the authority of…

Ye know what commandments we gave you - This refers to his instructions while he was among them; and to instructions on particular subjects, which he does not recapitulate, but only hints at.

Here we have,

I. An exhortation to abound in holiness, to abound more and more in that which is good, Th1 4:1, Th1 4:2. We may observe,

1. The manner in which the exhortation is given - very…

For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord jesus Lit., charges … through the Lord Jesus; similarly in 1Th 4:11, "as we charged you," and in 2Th 3:4, &c. The Greek word signifies an…