1 Thessalonians 4:1 (ASV)

Passage

Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk, --that ye abound more and more.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk, --that ye abound more and more.

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

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

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "For ye know what charge we gave...", so "finally" and "brethren" 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 "finally" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.