And that no man overreach, nor circumvent his brother in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we have told you before, and have testified.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
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, Th1 4:4; Th1 4:7 also confirms this view; the word "brother" enhances the enormity of the crime. It is your brother whom you wrong (compare Pro 6:27-33). the Lord--the coming Judge (Th2 1:7-8). 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].
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.