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Andδὲwe exhortπαρακαλοῦμενyou,ὑμᾶςbrothers:ἀδελφοίadmonishνουθετεῖτεthe disorderly,τοὺς ἀτάκτουςencourageπαραμυθεῖσθεthe fainthearted,τοὺς ὀλιγοψύχουςhelpἀντέχεσθεthe weak,τῶν ἀσθενῶνbe patientμακροθυμεῖτεwithπρὸςall.πάντας
1 Thessalonians 5:14
Study it in the app“And we exhort you, brothers: admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all.”
Encourage the faint-hearted, hold up the weak, be patient with allThe Church and CommunityBe patient with everyone: the unruly, the discouraged and the weakWaiting on God
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 5:14, word by word
- we exhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumen
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakaloumen” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- admonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteite
admonish
Admonish, warn, correct with counsel.
Where else “noutheteite” appears- the disorderlyἀτάκτουςataktous
disorderly, idle
Disorderly: out of line, not keeping one's place or doing one's duty.
Where else “ataktous” appears- encourageπαραμυθεῖσθεparamytheisthe
console, comfort
Console, comfort someone who is grieving.
Where else “paramytheisthe” appears- the faintheartedὀλιγοψύχουςoligopsychous
discouraged
Faint-hearted, discouraged.
Where else “oligopsychous” appears- helpἀντέχεσθεantechesthe
help
Support the weak.
Where else “antechesthe” appears- the weakἀσθενῶνasthenōn
weak
Lacking strength or firmness; frail.
Where else “asthenōn” appears- be patientμακροθυμεῖτεmakrothymeite
be patient
To bear up without anger, wait calmly.
Where else “makrothymeite” appears
Translation note
“The disorderly” (ataktoi): those who depart from the established order (Thayer). In 2 Thessalonians 3:6-11 the related word is used of those who were not working; it can be understood the same way here (see 4:11).
The context
13and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
14 · This verse (above)
15See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.