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

9God did not choose us as his people so that he could be angry with us. He chose us so that he could save us because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done. 10Jesus died on our behalf so that we can live together with him. It does not matter whether we are alive or dead when he returns. We will all go to live with him. Because of that, you should help each other to become stronger as believers. I know that you are already doing that. 12Our friends, we ask you to respect your leaders who work hard among you. They lead you and they teach you what is right on the Lord's behalf. 13Show them how valuable they are to you. And love them very much because of the work that they do. Live at peace among yourselves.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• comfortπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• yourselves togetherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• edifyοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• even asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• ye doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:11

• 1 Thessalonians 4:18Because this message is true, tell it to each other. Help one another to be strong, not sad.
• Hebrews 3:13Instead, help each other to be strong every day. Today, you can still hear God's message. While that is still true, do not refuse to obey God. Do not think that sin will not hurt you. That is a lie.
• Hebrews 10:25Some people have stopped meeting with the group of Christians. But that is not good. We should all continue to meet together. We need to help one another to be strong and brave. That is now even more important, because the Lord's great day is coming. You know that the Lord will return soon.
• Romans 14:19So then, we should try to live in a way that brings peace. We should try to help each other so that we become stronger as God's people.
• Romans 15:2Instead, each of us should do things that will make other believers happy. We should help them to trust God more strongly.
• 1 Corinthians 10:23Some of you may say, ‘We are free to do anything that we want to do!’ But not everything is good for you to do. You may say, ‘We are free to do anything!’ But not everything helps you to be strong as a believer.
• 1 Corinthians 14:5I would like all of you to speak in different kinds of languages. But even more, I want you to speak God's message clearly to people. Anyone who can speak a message from God is important in the church. He is more important than someone who speaks in different kinds of languages. That person only helps the church if someone can explain what he says. Only in that way will his message help the church to become stronger.
• 2 Corinthians 12:19What are you thinking when you read all this? Do you think that we want to show you how good we are? No, we are speaking as people who belong to Christ. God knows us. Everything that we do is to help you. We love you and we want to make you stronger as believers.
• Ephesians 4:12He gave all these gifts to help God's people to serve him in different ways. As a result, the church, which is like Christ's body, would become strong.
• 1 Timothy 1:4Tell people not to listen to false stories. They should not always be studying long lists of their families' names from years ago. Those things do not help people. They only cause them to argue. Instead, they need to understand God's purpose for us. To do that, people must trust him.
• Jude 1:20But you, my friends, have believed the message that comes from God himself. So you must help one another to trust God more and more. Pray to God with the help of the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:10Certainly, you love all the believers in all the region of Macedonia. And now we ask you, as our Christian friends, ‘Please love each other more and more.’
• Romans 15:14My Christian friends, I myself am completely sure that you are always good. You know everything about God's message, so that you are able to teach one another what is right.
• 2 Peter 1:12You already know these things. You know that they are completely true. But because they are important, I will continue to tell you about them again and again.

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
• Edification; Edify

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