1 Thessalonians 5:12

1 Thessalonians 5:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
• New International Version (NIV)Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,

Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:12

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. 11Because of that, you should help each other to become stronger as believers. I know that you are already doing that. Our 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. 14Friends, you must warn lazy people that they should work. If people are afraid, help them to be brave. If people are weak, take care of them. Be patient with everyone.

1 Thessalonians 5:12 word by word

Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, εἰδέναι τοὺς κοπιῶντας ἐν ὑμῖν καὶ προϊσταμένους ὑμῶν ἐν κυρίῳ καὶ νουθετοῦντας ὑμᾶςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• we beseechἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• youσύsu · youG4771
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• to knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• them which labourκοπιάωkopiaō · to laborG2872
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• are overπροΐστημιproistēmi · to set beforeG4291
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• admonishνουθετέωnoutheteō · to admonishG3560

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:12

• 1 Corinthians 16:18They have helped me to feel stronger, as they also did for you. You should recognize the authority of people like them.
• Philippians 2:19I want to send Timothy to come to you soon. I hope that the Lord Jesus will let me do that. Then, when Timothy returns to me, he can tell me news about you. And that will make me happy.
• Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders, who taught God's message to you. Think about the way in which they have lived and the good things that they have done. They have trusted God, so you should have faith like they have.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:9Our Christian friends, remember how we worked so hard to help you. We worked during the day and even during the night. We did not want to cause any problems for you. So we taught you God's good news and we did not ask you to give us anything in return.
• Matthew 9:37Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Many people are ready to believe God's message. They are like crops in the fields at harvest time. But there are very few workers to bring in the crops.
• Luke 10:1After this, Jesus chose another 72 disciples. He sent them out two by two, to every town and village that he would visit soon.
• John 4:38I have sent you to bring people to me like a harvest of fruit. You did not do the work to prepare that fruit. Other people did that hard work. Now you have brought in the fruit that they worked for. That makes you happy.’
• Acts 20:35In this way I have shown you how you should live. You should work well so that you may help sick or weak people. You should remember what Jesus himself said: “It may make you happy when you receive things. But it makes you more happy when you give things to someone.” ’
• 1 Corinthians 3:9Apollos and I work together as God's servants. You are like God's field that we work in. You are also like a building that belongs to God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:10But God was very kind to me. He helped me to become a different person. And because God has been so kind to me, the result has been great. I have worked more than all the other apostles. But it was not really I myself who could do that work. No, I could do it because God was so kind to me.
• 1 Corinthians 16:16You must respect people like them. Do what they say. And also respect everyone who works hard to serve God together with them.
• 2 Corinthians 5:9But all the time we want to please the Lord. We want to do that while we are still at home in our body here on earth. We also want to please him when we go away from these bodies.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1So, as we work together with God, we tell you to be careful. Remember that God has been very kind and he has forgiven you. Do not waste that!
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they Christ's servants? I serve him even better than they do! (Now I am speaking like a crazy person.) I work much more than they have worked. I have been in prison more often than they have. People have hit me with whips very many times. I have nearly died many times.
• Galatians 4:11I am afraid about you. I worked very much to help you. I do not want my work to have no results.
• Philippians 2:16Tell people the true message that can give them life with God. Then I will know that my work among you had good results. Because of that, I will be very happy on the day when Christ returns.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Know them - Act kindly towards them; acknowledge them as the messengers of Christ; and treat them with tenderness and respect. This is a frequent meaning of the word . See on John 1:10; (note). Them which labor among you - The words have appeared to some as expressing those who had labored among them; but as it is the participle of the present tense, there is no need to consider it in this light. Both it and the word ̈́, the superintendents, refer to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you - Who they were is not mentioned. It is evident, however, that the church was not left without appointed persons to minister to it when its founders should be away. We know that there were presbyters ordained over the church at Ephesus, and over the churches in Crete (Acts 20:17; Titus i. 5), and that there were bishops and deacons at Philippi Philemon 1:1, and there is every reason to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 The ministers of the gospel are described by the work of their office, which is to serve and honour the Lord. It is their duty not only to give good counsel, but also to warn the flock of dangers, and reprove for whatever may be amiss. The people should honour and love their ministers, because their business is the welfare of men's souls. And the people should be at peace among themselves, doing all they can to guard against any differences…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12acknowledge: This may refer to honoring church leaders or recognizing new leaders in the church (1 Corinthians 16:15–16). True leaders work diligently and govern to serve (1 Timothy 4:10; 5:17; Matthew 20:25–28). They lead, help, and protect the church (Romans 16:1–2; 1 Timothy 3:4–5, 12). who give you instruction: Leaders correct moral errors and protect the church against false doctrine (Acts 20:31; 1 Corinthians 4:14; Colossians 1:28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. beseech--"Exhort" is the expression in 1Th 5:14; here, "we beseech you," as if it were a personal favor (Paul making the cause of the Thessalonian presbyters, as it were, his own). know--to have a regard and respect for. Recognize their office, and treat them accordingly (compare 1Co 16:18) with reverence and with liberality in supplying their needs (1Ti 5:17). The Thessalonian Church having been newly planted, the ministers were necessarily novices…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 5:12

• Church
• Commandments
• Minister, Christian
• Reverence

In the dictionaries

• In the Lord
• Edify
• Elder
• Greet
• Patient
• Quench
• Render
• Sudden
• Warn
• Achaicus

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