1 Thessalonians 5:11

1 Thessalonians 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:11

9For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing. 12But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 word by word

Διὸ παρακαλεῖτε ἀλλήλους καὶ οἰκοδομεῖτε εἷς τὸν ἕνα καθὼς καὶ ποιεῖτε.¶Read the interlinear

• Thereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• encourageπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• ·ἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• buildοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• just asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• you are already doingποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:11

• 1 Thessalonians 4:18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
• Hebrews 3:13But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
• Hebrews 10:25Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
• Romans 14:19So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
• Romans 15:2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
• 1 Corinthians 10:23“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.
• 1 Corinthians 14:5I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
• 2 Corinthians 12:19Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
• Ephesians 4:12to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
• 1 Timothy 1:4or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
• Jude 1:20But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:10And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
• Romans 15:14I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
• 2 Peter 1:12Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Comfort - one another - Rest assured that, in all times and circumstances, it shall be well with the righteous; let every man lay this to heart; and with this consideration comfort and edify each other in all trials and difficulties.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Wherefore comfort yourselves - notes, 1 Thessalonians 4:18. And edify one another - Strive to build up each other, or to establish each other in the faith by these truths; notes, Romans 14:19. Even as also ye do - Continue to do it. Let nothing intervene to disturb the harmony and consolation which you have been accustomed to derive from these high and holy doctrines.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Most of mankind do not consider the things of another world at all, because they are asleep; or they do not consider them aright, because they sleep and dream. Our moderation as to all earthly things should be known to all men. Shall Christians, who have the light of the blessed gospel shining in their faces, be careless about their souls, and unmindful of another world? We need the spiritual armour, or the three Christian graces, faith, love…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Paul wants the Thessalonians to use the teachings about the end of time to encourage and build up one another (see 4:18). He does not want them to speculate about when the Lord will return.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. comfort yourselves--Greek, "one another." Here he reverts to the same consolatory strain as in 1Th 4:18. edify one another--rather as Greek, "edify (ye) the one the other"; "edify," literally, "build up," namely, in faith, hope, and love, by discoursing together on such edifying topics as the Lord's coming, and the glory of the saints (Mal 3:16).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 5:11

• Communion
• Fellowship
• Love
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Edify
• Greet
• Patient
• Peter, Second Epistle of
• Quench
• Render
• Sudden
• Warn
• Builder
• Paul, the Apostle

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings