“ Brethren, pray for us. ”
Brethren, pray for us - A request which the apostle often makes; notes on Hebrews 13:18 . He was a man of like passions as others: liable to the same temptations; engaged in an arduous work; oft...
(15) Brethren, pray for us. (15) The last part of the epistle, in which with most authoritative charge he commends both himself and this epistle to them.
Conclusion. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 . The closing benediction commending the Thessalonian Christians to God. spirit and soul and body: if we press the phrase, human nature is threefold, consisting...
for . Greek. peri . App-104.
Brethren, pray for us. Pray for me - Even apostles, while acting under an extraordinary mission, and enjoying the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, felt the necessity of the prayers of the faithful. God...
Brethren, pray for us. B Delta read 'Pray ye also for х peri ( G4012 ), concerning] us,' even as we have been just praying for you ( 1 Thessalonians 5:23 ). 'Aleph (') A G g, Vulgate, omit...
The Need of Watchfulness. Final Injunctions 1. 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 ).
Pray for us. — Taken in conjunction with what follows, this probably is a petition for remembrance in the great public service.
Chapter 16 CONCLUSION 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28 (R.V.) THESE verses open with a contrast to what precedes, which is more strongly brought out in the original than in the translation. The Apostle...
“Without Blame” at His Coming 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 The remainder of the chapter is filled with brief sentences of exhortation, like cablegrams from our Heavenly Captain to his soldiers, who,...
Under the figure of a camp in which fully armed soldiers are waiting for the break of day, while those not expecting this are sleeping and drunken, the apostle shows that those waiting for the Son ar...
(24) Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. (25) Brethren, pray for us. (26) Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. (27) I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all...
Brethren, pray for us. Which is added with great beauty and propriety, after the apostle had so earnestly and affectionately prayed for them; and this is directed, not to the pastors of the church...
Brethren, pray for us. Ver. 25. Brethren, pray for us ] The best may need the prayers of the meanest. God will have us beholden herein one to another, 1 Corinthians 12:21,22 . How earnest is tha...
And the very God of peace Αυτος δε ο Θεος της ειρηνης, literally, May the God of peace himself; that is, he who is ready to give you peace with himself after all you have done; who is in Christ r...
In contrast to the new revelation Paul gives at the end of ch. 4, he now tells them in ch. 5 that "of the times and seasons" there was no need to write, for this was a matter of which they were well...
Paul's Prayer for the Thessalonians. A. D. 51. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you who...
The apostle a little before had prayed for them, now he begs prayers of them, as he doth of other churches, Romans 15:30 Colossians 4:3 . Ministers and people need each others prayers, and it is...
Final Greeting. ‘Brothers, pray for us.' In the midst of his trials and the need of the world Paul was very much aware of how he and his companions needed prayer. Being full of the Holy Spirit an...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— 1 Thessalonians 5:25-28 Closing Words. I. An important request. —“Brethren, pray for us” ( 1 Thessalonians 5:25 ). The most gifted saints have need of the pr...
1 Thessalonians 5:23-28 I. There is much of instruction and comfort in this Apostolic prayer. The blessing prayed for is that the Thessalonian converts may be sanctified wholly, that their spirit...
1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 . But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night....
1 Thessalonians 5:1 . Of the times and seaso n s, ye have no need that I write to you. Paul as a prophet might have said much concerning the dispensations of providence which should attend the ch...
Brethren, pray for us Prayer for missionaries I. The grounds of this appeal. 1. The character of the men required. “Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest,” etc. The work requires full...
EXPOSITION CONTENTS .—With regard to the time of that glorious advent when believers, whether dead or living, will be gathered together to Christ, the Thessalonians had already been fully instr...
Concluding greetings:
2 Corinthians 1:11 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3 ; Colossians 4:3 ; Ephesians 6:18-20 ; Hebrews 13:18 ; Hebrews 13:19 ; Philemon 1:22 ; Philippians 1:19 ; Romans 15:30
Sanctification 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:15-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The doctrine of sanctification has been abused, but that does not mean that we should steer clear of God'...