What charge (τινας παραγγελιας). Plural, charges or precepts, command (Acts 16:24), prohibition (Acts 5:28…

For you know what commandments. It was only a short time Paul was with them, and they could not fail to remember the rules of living which…

For you know.—He calls on the Thessalonians’ memory to support his statement, “you received;” at the same time awakening their in…

So Paul stimulates his converts’ memory of what he and his companions had told them. He characterizes their previous ministry as a delivering of “i…

For you know what commandments we gave you
When among them; such as those of faith and love, the ordinances of the G…

To abide in the faith of the gospel is not enough; we must abound in the work of faith.

The rule according to which all should walk and act i…

Previously, the Apostle Paul commended the faithful for their loyalty in the face of trials and for other good practices; here, he warns them to co…