Verse 6
6. go beyond—transgress the bounds of rectitude in respect to his "brother."
defraud—"overreach" [ALFORD]; "take advantage of" [EDMUNDS].
in any matter—rather as Greek, "in the matter"; a decorous expression for the matter now in question; the conjugal honor of his neighbor as a husband, 1 Thessalonians 4:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:4- : also confirms this view; the word "brother" enhances the enormity of the crime. It is your brother whom you wrong (compare 1 Thessalonians 4:4- :).
the Lord—the coming Judge (2 Thessalonians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:8).
avenger—the Righter.
of all such—Greek, "concerning all these things;" in all such cases of wrongs against a neighbor's conjugal honor.
testified—Greek, "constantly testified [ALFORD].
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