1 Thessalonians 5:23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Thessalonians 5:23

the very, &c . = may the God of peace Himself. Compare Acts 7:2 .Hebrews 13:20 . sanctify . See John 17:17 . wholly . Greek. holoteles. Only here. whole, &c Read, "your spirit and soul and body be kept entire". whole . Greek. holokleros. Only here and James 1:4 . The noun in Acts 3:16 . - spirit . App-101 . soul . App-110 . blameless . See 1 Thessalonians 2:10 . unto = at. Greek. en . App-104 . coming . See 1 Thessalonians 2:10 . Notice how in every chapter of this Epistle... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:23

And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."Peace" in this verse and "grace" a little later in 1 Thessalonians 5:28 are another variant, along with the instance in Ephesians, of Paul's varying the formula of "grace and peace." Here it is "peace and grace."Sanctify you wholly ... Despite the "setting apart" unto God that takes place in one's conversion (faith, repentance and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:21-23

1 Thessalonians 5:21-22. Prove all things, &c.— Though they were not to despise prophesyings, yet they were not to receive every thing which might be so called; but to prove and examine all things that went under that name. Nor were they to stop here; but when they had separated them, or could distinguish between them, they were to reject the evil and hold fast the good. These two verses and the preceding verse ought to have been joined together, and then the connection would have been more... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:23

1 Thessalonians 5:23. And the very God of peace, &c.— "And may that God himself, who is reconciled to you by the blood of Christ, and is the author, giver, and approver of peace one with another, and in your own consciences, and of all manner of prosperity; may he thoroughly purge your whole person from all iniquity, and make you eminently partakers of his holiness." I would translate the original ολοκληρον υμων, your whole person, because the word signifies the whole of a thing given by... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:23

23. the very God—rather as the Greek, "the God of peace Himself"; who can do for you by His own power what I cannot do by all my monitions, nor you by all your efforts (Romans 16:20; Hebrews 13:20), namely, keep you from all evil, and give you all that is good. sanctify you—for holiness is the necessary condition of "peace" (Hebrews 13:20- :). wholly—Greek, "(so that you should be) perfect in every respect" [TITTMANN]. and—that is, "and so (omit 'I pray God'; not in the Greek) may your . . .... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-24

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 5:16-24

E. Individual behavior 5:16-24The preceding exhortations led Paul naturally to focus on other individual responsibilities to enable his readers to perceive their personal Christian duty clearly (cf. Galatians 6). However all these things are the duties of Christians corporately (the church assembled) as well as individually. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Peace in the assembly was very important to Paul. The "spirit" is the part of us that enables us to communicate with God. The "soul" makes us conscious of ourselves. The "body" is the physical part that expresses the inner person. These are not the only elements that constitute humanity (cf. heart, mind, conscience, etc.), but they are the ones Paul chose here."It is precarious to try to construct a tripartite doctrine of human nature on the juxtaposition of the three nouns, pneuma, psyche and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

3. Divine enablement 5:23-24 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-28

The Need of Watchfulness. Final Injunctions1. Times and seasons] St. Paul always lays stress on the uncertainty as to the time of the Advent (2 Thessalonians 2:2 cp. 2 Peter 3:3-4). 3. When they shall say] i.e. when people are saying.4, 5. Thief] better, ’as thieves.’ Thieves work in darkness. You are all children of light. Live up to your birthright. 6. Let us not sleep] i.e. in carelessness and sin. Others] better, ’the others.’8-10. Mason paraphrases, ’Let us arm ourselves with a brave hope... read more

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