1 Thessalonians 4:2 (DBY)

Passage

For ye know what charges we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

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;

1 Thessalonians 4:4 that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "charges", "gave", "through", "lord", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "charges" and "gave", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "For the rest then brethren we beg..." into verse 3's "For this is the will of God...", so "charges" and "gave" belong inside that flow. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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