Revised Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 5:25

25Brethren, pray for us.

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

23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. Brethren, pray for us. 26Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. 27I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

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1 Thessalonians 5:25 word by word

Ἀδελφοί, προσεύχεσθε καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

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

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:25

Romans 15:30Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
2 Corinthians 1:11Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
Ephesians 6:18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Philippians 1:19For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Colossians 4:3Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
2 Thessalonians 3:1Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
Philemon 1:22But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
Hebrews 13:18Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

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

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