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1 Thessalonians 4:10
And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Thessalonian church, acknowledging their present practice of brotherly love while urging intensification before shifting to instructions on daily conduct.
The words — ποιεῖτε (poieite) = you are doing and ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous) = brothers mark the ongoing, concrete nature of their current love toward fellow believers.
The thread — The pattern of progressive spiritual growth runs through Philippians 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 3:12, and 2 Thessalonians 1:3, where love and faith are consistently called to increase.
Why it lands — It demands the reader treat existing obedience as a baseline and deliberately pursue greater expression of love, framing maturity as active escalation rather than passive maintenance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
Cross-references
- Philippians 1:9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:7 As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
- 2 Corinthians 8:1 Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
- 2 Corinthians 8:8 I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.
- Philippians 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
- Colossians 1:4 because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
- 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.