1 Thessalonians 5:27 I charge you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers. To produce a letter purporting to have been publicly read in the Church of Thessalonica, when no such letter in truth had been read or heard of in that Church, would be to produce an imposture destructive of itself. At least it seems unlikely that the author of an imposture would voluntarily and even officiously afford a handle to so plain an objection. Either the Epistle was publicly read among the Thessalonians during Paul's lifetime or it was not. If it was, no publication could be more authentic, no species of notoriety more unquestionable, no method of preserving the integrity of the copy more secure. If it was not, the clause would remain a standing condemnation of the forgery, and one would suppose, an invincible impediment to its success. (Archdeacon Paley.) Parallel Verses KJV: I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.WEB: I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers. |
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