1 Thessalonians 5:27
I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
If you had the opportunity to hear 1 Thessalonians read, you were obligated to read it to others. Having read this encouragement and exhortation all the way to the end, you discover that you now owe the next person the opportunity to be encouraged and exhorted. If you are a disciple, it is in your job description to make disciples. Paul obligates his hearers to be speakers. Under the force of an oath, he lays the weight of passing the baton upon those who've just had it placed into their hands.
If you have read, you must now go and read.
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