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1 Tesalonicenses 4 abre con “Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye…”, cambia cerca del versículo 9 con “But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are…” y termina con “Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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1 Tesalonicenses · Versión King James · 181 Tesalonicenses 4:1-6
Versículos 1–6: Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord…
1 Tesalonicenses 4:1–6 abre con “Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have…” y llega a “That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo la adoración, las relaciones, la santidad, el servicio, la perseverancia y la esperanza se vuelven prácticas visibles en 1 Tesalonicenses.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye…” Nombrar a Furthermore mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
1 Tesalonicenses 4:1-6
Versión 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 Tesalonicenses 4:7-12
Versículos 7–12: For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
1 Tesalonicenses 4:7–12 abre con “For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.” y llega a “That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo la adoración, las relaciones, la santidad, el servicio, la perseverancia y la esperanza se vuelven prácticas visibles en 1 Tesalonicenses.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
1 Tesalonicenses 4:7-12
Versión 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 Tesalonicenses 4:13-18
Versículos 13–18: I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are…
1 Tesalonicenses 4:13–18 abre con “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye…” y llega a “Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo la adoración, las relaciones, la santidad, el servicio, la perseverancia y la esperanza se vuelven prácticas visibles en 1 Tesalonicenses.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen asleep, brethren, concerning. Su relación con los versículos 14 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
1 Tesalonicenses 4:13-18
Versión 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
1 Thessalonians 4:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
1 Thessalonians 4:9 forma un giro 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.”
La nota final
1 Thessalonians 4:18 deja al lector con “Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Lord, brethren, Jesus, know, alive, asleep ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.