1 Thessalonians 4:2 (GNV)

Passage

For ye knowe what commandements we gaue you by the Lord Iesus.

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,

1 Thessalonians 4:4 That euery one of you should know, how to possesse his vessell in holines and honour,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "knowe", "commandements", "gaue", "lord", and "iesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "knowe" and "commandements", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And furthermore we beseeche you brethren and..." into verse 3's "For this is the will of God...", so "knowe" and "commandements" 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 "knowe" and "commandements" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.