1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Thessalonians 4:13

I . Texts read "we". would . App-102 . have you, &c . See Romans 1:13 . concerning . App-104 . asleep = falling asleep. App-171 . others = the rest. App-124 . Add "also". no = not, as 1 Thessalonians 4:5 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:13

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not as the rest, who have no hope.SECOND ADVENT OF CHRISTWe would not have you ignorant ... This was one of Paul's favorite ways of introducing a new and important subject. It is also found in Romans 1:13; Romans 11:25; 1 Corinthians 10:1; 1 Corinthians 12:1, and 2 Corinthians 1:8, in all of which, as here, the term "brethren" is used with it for the sake of conveying the idea of tenderness and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:13

1 Thessalonians 4:13.— The Apostle had intimated, ch. 1Th 3:10 that he wanted to make them another visit at Thessalonica, in order to perfect that which was lacking in their faith. Perhaps what he says here was part of what he wanted to teach them, as not having seen it proper before to enter into these discoveries; namely, whether the last generation should die at all or no; and whether the dead saints should be raised before the living were transformed. But, having heard that they still... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:13

13. The leading topic of Paul's preaching at Thessalonica having been the coming kingdom ( :-), some perverted it into a cause for fear in respect to friends lately deceased, as if these would be excluded from the glory which those found alive alone should share. This error Paul here corrects (compare 1 Thessalonians 5:10). I would not—All the oldest manuscripts and versions have "we would not." My fellow labourers (Silas and Timothy) and myself desire that ye should not be ignorant. them which... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-24

III. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND EXHORTATIONS 4:1-5:24The second major part of this epistle contains instructions and exhortations about Christian living in general, the Rapture, personal watchfulness, church life, and individual behavior. All of this is vital for believers who are undergoing opposition for their faith. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:13

Paul wrote that to be uninformed about the future as a Christian is not good, even though some in our day say that eschatology is unimportant. Those "asleep" are the dead in Christ (cf. Mark 5:39; John 11:11). "Cemetery" (koimeterion) comes from the word used here (koimao) and means "a place of sleep." The ancients commonly used "sleep" as a euphemism for "death" (e.g., 1 Kings 2:10). [Note: Bruce, p. 95; Martin, p. 143; Wanamaker, p. 167.] Knowing the future of believers who have died gives... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

B. The Rapture 4:13-18Paul next turned to another subject on which his readers needed instruction in view of their newness in Christ (cf. 1 Thessalonians 3:10). He outlined the immediate hope of his readers. He did this to explain that those of their number who had died, or would die in Christ, would share in His glory with those who were living when He returned. This pericope deals with the relation of their dead brethren to Christ’s return."It would seem that some, at least, of the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18

Exhortation to Purity and Brotherly Love. The Second Advent1. ’You are already walking in the right path. I want you to advance in it more and more.’3, 4. Translate, ’For this is a thing willed by God, even your sanctification, that ye shall abstain from fornication (cp. Acts 15:20), that each one of you should learn to win his body to a state of purity and honour.’ Vessel] i.e. body. Some think the word means ’wife,’ but this is not so likely. 5. Lust of concupiscence] RV ’passion of lust.’6.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Thessalonians 4:13

(13) But.—We pass to the third clearly marked point: the share of the Christian dead in the Coming of Christ. Possibly an association of ideas may have caused St. Paul to join these two subjects, of quietude and the Advent, so closely (see Note on 1 Thessalonians 4:11). “You need have no distress about your dead: when Christ comes, they will be there too; they will come with Him, and we shall be caught up to meet them.”I would not have you to be ignorant.—The right reading is we. St. Paul is... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18

The True End of Man 1 Thessalonians 4:3 The will of God called all things into being, and conserves all things in existence by its power. And the message to our fainting souls today, is that this Almighty will is on our side in the great battle with evil; that this will is concerned in our salvation. I. Before we proceed to a further consideration of the text, there are two words in it which we must examine carefully. The words 'will' and 'sanctification'. To take the latter first, what... read more

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