27I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
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And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?
I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-29)In these words, which conclude this epistle, observe, I. Paul’s prayer for them, 1 Thess. 5:23. He had told them, in the beginning of this epistle, that he always made mention of them in his prayers; and, now that he is writing to them, he lifts up his heart to God in prayer for them. Take notice, 1. To whom the apostle prays, namely, The very God of peace . He is the God of grace, and the God of…
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