1 Thessalonians 5:12

Now we beg you, brethren, to show respect for those who labour among you and are your leaders in Christian work, and are your advisers;

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

In Context

11Therefore encourage one another, and let each one help to strengthen his friend, as in fact you do.

13and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

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Cross References

Luke 10:1After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them before Him, by twos, to go to every town or place which He Himself intended to visit.

John 4:38I sent you to reap a harvest which is not the result of your own labours. Others have laboured, and you are getting benefit from their labours."

Acts 20:35In all things I have set you an example, showing you that, by working as I do, you ought to help the weak, and to bear in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself said, "`It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

1 Corinthians 12:28And by God's appointment there are in the Church--first Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers. Then come miraculous powers, and then ability to cure diseases or render loving service, or powers of organization, or varieties of the gift of `tongues.'

1 Corinthians 16:16I beseech you, on your part, to show deference to such men, and to every one who participates in their work and toils hard.

2 Corinthians 5:9And for this reason also we make it our ambition, whether at home or in exile, to please Him perfectly.

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:12-16

Various Exhortations; Duty towards Fellow-Christians. ( a. d. 51.) 11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves. 14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 15 See that none… Read the whole commentary →

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