1 Thessalonians 4:10 (YLT)

Passage

for ye do it also to all the brethren who <FI>are<Fi> in all Macedonia; and we call upon you, brethren, to abound still more,

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:8 he, therefore, who is despising--doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of <FI>my<Fi> writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

1 Thessalonians 4:10 for ye do it also to all the brethren who <FI>are<Fi> in all Macedonia; and we call upon you, brethren, to abound still more,

1 Thessalonians 4:11 and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

1 Thessalonians 4:12 that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brethren", "macedonia", "call", "upon", "abound", and "still". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brethren" and "macedonia", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And concerning the brotherly love ye have..." into verse 11's "and to study to be quiet and...", so "brethren" and "macedonia" 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 "brethren" and "macedonia" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.