Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
Don't you remember when I was there with you guys? I literally told you all about this stuff already.
Paul's basically saying 'we've been over this before', sometimes the answers we need are ones we've already heard.
📚 Historical Context
The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians was written by the Apostle Paul to a young church in Thessalonica, which was experiencing persecution and uncertainty about the end times due to false teachings circulating among them. In this verse, Paul is referring back to his earlier in-person instructions during his missionary visit, urging the believers to recall what he had already taught them about these matters. This highlights the reliance on apostolic teaching in the early church to combat confusion and maintain doctrinal stability.
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