Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Thessalonians 5:27

"I adjure you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the brethren." — 1 Thessalonians 5:27 (ASV)

I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

The Pope would charge you that it be read to nobody; but who is he? It seems that this Epistle was intended to be read by all the Church, and so also the whole Bible. It is said it is not safe to trust it with the brethren; it is not safe to trust them without it; it is not safe to keep back God's Word from any man. Let the whole Book be read, and I am sure the more it is read, the better, especially if the last verse is true for every reader.