1 Thessalonians 5:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.”
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“But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;”
King James Version · Public Domain“But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Thessalonians 5:12 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 9:37Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
- Luke 10:1After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
- Luke 10:7Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
- John 4:38I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
- Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
- Acts 20:35In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
- 1 Corinthians 16:16to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.
- 1 Corinthians 16:18For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well. Show your appreciation, therefore, to such men.
- 2 Corinthians 5:9So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.
- 2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
- Galatians 4:11I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
- Philippians 2:16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- Philippians 2:19Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
- Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
- 1 Timothy 5:1Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
- 1 Timothy 5:17Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- 1 Timothy 5:20But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
- 2 Timothy 2:6The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.
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