1 Thessalonians 4:1 (DBY)

Passage

For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in [the] Lord Jesus, even as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and please God, even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:1 For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in [the] Lord Jesus, even as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and please God, even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.

1 Thessalonians 4:2 For ye know what charges we gave you through 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 "rest", "brethren", "exhort", "lord", "jesus", "even", "received", and "ought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rest" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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