‏ 1 Thessalonians 5:27

 I adjure you by the Lord ( ενορκιζω υμας τον Κυριον ). Late compound for old  ορκιζω (Mr 5:7), to put one on oath, with two accusatives (Robertson, Grammar, pp. 483f.). Occurs in inscriptions.

 That this epistle be read unto all the brethren ( αναγνωσθηνα την επιστολην πασιν τοις αδελφοις ). First aorist passive infinitive of  αναγινωσκω with accusative of general reference in an indirect command. Clearly Paul wrote for the church as a whole and wished the epistles read aloud at a public meeting. In this first epistle we see the importance that he attaches to his epistles.

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