1 Thessaloniciens 4:12

12 Afin que vous vous conduisiez honnêtement envers ceux de dehors, et que vous n'ayez besoin de rien.

1 Thessaloniciens 4:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Thessalonians 4:12

That ye may walk honestly
Decently, in good credit and reputation, providing things honest in the sight of all men, for themselves and families, and honestly paying every man his own; on which account it became them to mind their own business, and work at their trades; otherwise their walk and conversation would be scandalous, and not honest and honourable:

toward them that are without:
the men of the world, who were without the church; see ( 1 Corinthians 5:12 ) profane sinners, unconverted Gentiles, that were without Christ and hope, and God in the world, and were aliens and strangers; and yet care should be taken that no occasion be given to such to reproach the name of God, the ways of Christ, and the doctrines of the Gospel:

and that ye may have lack of nothing;
but have wherewith to supply the necessaries of life, and give to them also that stand in need, which is more blessed and honourable than to receive; or might not need any such instruction and exhortation, or any reproof for sloth and idleness; or not stand in need of "any man", as the Syriac version renders it; of the help and assistance of any, of any of those that are without, which would be dishonourable; or of them that are within, of the church, which might be burdensome. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "that ye may not desire anything of anyone"; as the slothful man covets greedily all the day long what is another's, and this desire kills him, ( Proverbs 21:25 Proverbs 21:26 ) he covets an evil covetousness, and craves in a scandalous way the bread of others; when it would be more honourable for him to work with quietness, and eat his own bread got by honest labour, and not be beholden to another.

1 Thessaloniciens 4:12 In-Context

10 Et c'est aussi ce que vous faites à l'égard de tous les frères qui sont dans toute la Macédoine; mais nous vous exhortons, frères, à y exceller de plus en plus,

11 Et à vous étudier à vivre paisiblement, à vous occuper de vos propres affaires, et à travailler de vos propres mains, comme nous vous l'avons recommandé;

12 Afin que vous vous conduisiez honnêtement envers ceux de dehors, et que vous n'ayez besoin de rien.

13 Or, mes frères, je ne veux pas que vous soyez dans l'ignorance au sujet des morts, afin que vous ne vous affligiez pas, comme les autres hommes qui n'ont point d'espérance.

14 Car si nous croyons que Jésus est mort, et qu'il est ressuscité, croyons aussi que Dieu ramènera par Jésus, pour être avec lui, ceux qui sont morts.