1 Thessalonians 4:1 (KJV)

Passage

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 would abound more and more.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:1 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 would abound more and more.

1 Thessalonians 4:2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "furthermore", "beseech", "brethren", "exhort", "lord", "jesus", "received", and "ought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "furthermore" and "beseech", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "For ye know what commandments we gave...", so "furthermore" and "beseech" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "furthermore" and "beseech" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.