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An Ambition for Quietness
Commentators note the original Greek for "study" means "to be ambitious." Paul uses a powerful paradox, urging believers to make it their ambition to live a quiet, orderly life. This isn't about passivity, but actively resisting the temptation to be restless, disruptive, or caught up in public tumults. This calm demeanor was to be a hallmark of their faith.
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1 Thessalonians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Thessalonians 4:11
18th Century
Theologian
And that you study to be quiet. Orderly, peaceful; living in the practice of the calm virtues of life. The duty to which he would exhort t…
AT Robertson
On 1 Thessalonians 4:11
That ye study to be quiet (φιλοτιμεισθα ησυχαζειν). First infinitive dependent on παρακαλουμεν (verse 10, we exhort you), the seco…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Thessalonians 4:11
19th Century
Bishop
And that you study to be quiet. The word means more than “study”; it means “and that you make it your ambition to keep qu…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Thessalonians 4:11
That restlessness may have been a problem for the Thessalonians is implied by Paul’s exhortation—“make it your ambition to lead a quiet life.” His …
John Calvin
On 1 Thessalonians 4:11
16th Century
Theologian
Maintain Peace. I have already stated that this clause must be separated from what precedes it, for this is a new sentence. Now, to be…
John Gill
On 1 Thessalonians 4:11
17th Century
Pastor
And that you study to be quiet
To live peaceably in their own families, and to give no disturbance to other families…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Thessalonians 4:9–12
17th Century
Minister
We should notice what is good in others, and praise them for it, so that we may encourage them to abound in it more and more. All who are savingly …