1 Thessalonians 5:25

1 Thessalonians 5:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Brethren, pray for us.
• New International Version (NIV)Brothers and sisters, pray for us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Brothers, pray for us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Brethren, pray for us.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:25

23Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this. Brothers and sisters, pray for us too. 26Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss. 27I call on you solemnly in the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.

1 Thessalonians 5:25 word by word

Ἀδελφοί, προσεύχεσθε καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:25

• Romans 15:30Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.
• 2 Corinthians 1:11as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.
• Ephesians 6:18With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
• Philippians 1:19for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
• Colossians 4:3At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:1Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters, that the Lord’s message may spread quickly and be honored as in fact it was among you,
• Philemon 1:22At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.
• Hebrews 13:18Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Pray for me - Even apostles, while acting under an extraordinary mission, and enjoying the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, felt the necessity of the prayers of the faithful. God requires that his people should pray for his ministers; and it is not to be wondered at, if they who pray not for their preachers should receive no benefit from their teaching. How can they expect God to send a message by him, for whom they, who are the most interested, have not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Brethren, pray for us - A request which the apostle often makes; notes on Hebrews 13:18. He was a man of like passions as others: liable to the same temptations; engaged in an arduous work; often called to meet with opposition, and exposed to peril and want, and he especially needed the prayers of the people of God. A minister, surrounded as he is by temptations, is in great danger if he has not the prayers of his people. Without those prayers, he will be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 The apostle prays that they might be sanctified more perfectly, for the best are sanctified but in part while in this world; therefore we should pray for, and press toward, complete holiness. And as we must fall, if God did not carry on his good work in the soul, we should pray to God to perfect his work, till we are presented faultless before the throne of his glory. We should pray for one another; and brethren should thus express brotherly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-28Greek and Roman letters ended with a wish for the recipient's good health. Jewish letters concluded with a blessing of peace. Paul ends his letter with a Christian version of these practices.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Some oldest manuscripts read, "Pray ye also for (literally, 'concerning') us"; make us and our work the subject of your prayers, even as we have been just praying for you (1Th 5:23). Others omit the "also." The clergy need much the prayers of their flocks. Paul makes the same request in the Epistles to Romans, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, and in Second Corinthians; not so in the Epistles to Timothy and Titus, whose intercessions, as…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 5:25

• Intercession
• Minister, Christian

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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