1 Thessalonians 4:1 (YLT)

Passage

As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus, as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye may abound the more,

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:1 As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus, as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye may abound the more,

1 Thessalonians 4:2 for ye have known what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus,

1 Thessalonians 4:3 for this is the will of God--your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rest", "brethren", "request", "call", "upon", "lord", "jesus", and "receive". 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 have known what commands we...", 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.