Passage
And furthermore we beseeche you, brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Iesus, that ye increase more and more, as ye haue receiued of vs, how ye ought to walke, and to please God.
1 Thessalonians 4:1 (GNV)
Nearby Context
1 Thessalonians 4:1 And furthermore we beseeche you, brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Iesus, that ye increase more and more, as ye haue receiued of vs, how ye ought to walke, and to please God.
1 Thessalonians 4:2 For ye knowe what commandements we gaue you by the Lord Iesus.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God euen your sanctification, and that ye should abstaine from fornication,
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "furthermore", "beseeche", "brethren", "exhort", "lord", "iesus", "increase", and "haue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "furthermore" and "beseeche", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The next verse adds "For ye knowe what commandements we gaue...", so "furthermore" and "beseeche" 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 "beseeche" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.