1 Thessalonians 5:12-15

Context

Final Instructions

5:12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters,¹ to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you, 5:13 and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 5:14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters,² admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all. 5:15 See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

[5:12] ¹tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[5:14] ²tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.