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1 Tessalonicenses 4 abre com “Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye…”, muda perto do versículo 9 com “But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are…” e termina com “Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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1 Tessalonicenses · Versão King James · 181 Tessalonicenses 4:1-6
Versículos 1–6: Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord…
1 Tessalonicenses 4:1–6 abre com “Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have…” e chega a “That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Aprenda como adoração, relacionamentos, santidade, serviço, perseverança e esperança se tornam práticas visíveis em 1 Tessalonicenses.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
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1 Tessalonicenses 4:1-6
Versão King James1Furthermore 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.
2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6That 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.
1 Tessalonicenses 4:7-12
Versículos 7–12: For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
1 Tessalonicenses 4:7–12 abre com “For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.” e chega a “That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Aprenda como adoração, relacionamentos, santidade, serviço, perseverança e esperança se tornam práticas visíveis em 1 Tessalonicenses.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
“He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.” O versículo nomeia God e Spirit em vez de deixar a ação sem uma fonte. Observe se a linha seguinte continua, responde ou contrasta essa ação.
1 Tessalonicenses 4:7-12
Versão King James7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
1 Tessalonicenses 4:13-18
Versículos 13–18: I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are…
1 Tessalonicenses 4:13–18 abre com “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye…” e chega a “Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Aprenda como adoração, relacionamentos, santidade, serviço, perseverança e esperança se tornam práticas visíveis em 1 Tessalonicenses.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem asleep, brethren, concerning. A relação com os versículos 14 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
1 Tessalonicenses 4:13-18
Versão King James13But 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.
14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15For 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.
16For 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:
17Then 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.
18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
1 Thessalonians 4:1 começa com “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…”
Onde o capítulo muda
1 Thessalonians 4:9 forma uma mudança natural: “But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.”
A nota final
1 Thessalonians 4:18 deixa o leitor com “Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras Lord, brethren, Jesus, know, alive, asleep ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.