1 Thessalonians 4:9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Thessalonians 4:9

as touching . App-104 . brotherly love . Greek. Philadelphia. See Romans 12:10 . unto = to. taught of God . Greek. theodidaktos. Only here. love . App-135 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:9

But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;Love of the brethren ... love one another ... Paul's use of the word [@filadelfia] here, meaning love in the natural brotherly sense of affection that is natural among families, and used even of affection among animals, seems to suggest the word "instinctively"; for it is God who instills all instinctive qualities in man and beast. Nor does the statement "taught... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:9

1 Thessalonians 4:9.— St. Paul here commends them for their love to each other; but generally when he commends them, it is to introduce some further advice,—as he does here; for immediately after the commendation, he presses them to abound therein more and more, 1 Thessalonians 4:10. There seem to have been some idle persons and busy bodies among the Christians at Thessalonica, who went about tattling from house to house, and would not work for a subsistence, but were burdensome to their... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:9

9. brotherly love, c.—referring here to acts of brotherly kindness in relieving distressed brethren. Some oldest manuscripts support English Version reading, "YE have" others, and those the weightiest, read, "WE have." We need not write, as ye yourselves are taught, and that by God: namely, in the heart by the Holy Spirit (John 6:45; Hebrews 8:11; 1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:27). to love—Greek, "with a view to," or "to the end of your loving one another." Divine teachings have their confluence in... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

A. Christian living 4:1-12Paul used the opportunity this epistle afforded him to give his readers basic instruction concerning Christian living. He did this to promote their maturation in Christ and to guard them from error (cf. 1 Thessalonians 3:10). 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 4:9

Whereas the previous exhortation to avoid sexual immorality is a negative prohibition, this one is a positive encouragement. The Thessalonians needed instruction from Paul concerning their sexual behavior. However, God Himself had taught them by His Spirit to love one another (cf. Galatians 5:22). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

3. Brotherly love 4:9-12 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 4:9

(9) But . . .—This forms the second subject of instruction, following naturally on the first. “We are very glad to hear of so strong a Christian feeling of brotherhood among you, and think it almost unnecessary to say anything more to you about it; still your charity is hardly catholic enough, nor have you exercised it with sufficient sobriety and thrift.”Brotherly love.—Not love of men at large, but of Christians in particular: in fact, pretty nearly what we call “Church feeling.” It is the... read more

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