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1 Thess. 5:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And we beseech you, brethren, to know thems which labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

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Heb. 13:7,17• ⁷Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
¹⁷Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. (Heb. 13:7,17)

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to know.

1 Cor. 16:18• ¹⁸For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such. (1 Cor. 16:18)

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Phil. 2:19• ¹⁹But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. (Phil. 2:19)

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Heb. 13:7,17• ⁷Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
¹⁷Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. (Heb. 13:7,17)

labour.

1 Thess. 2:9• ⁹For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: for laboring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. (1 Thess. 2:9)

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Matt. 9:37‑38• ³⁷Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;
³⁸Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. (Matt. 9:37‑38)

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Luke 10:1‑2,7• ¹After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
²Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.
⁷And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. (Luke 10:1‑2,7)

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John 4:38• ³⁸I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor: other men labored, and ye are entered into their labors. (John 4:38)

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Acts 20:35• ³⁵I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35)

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1 Cor. 3:9• ⁹For we are laborers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. (1 Cor. 3:9)

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1 Cor. 15:10• ¹⁰But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. (1 Cor. 15:10)

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1 Cor. 16:16• ¹⁶That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboreth. (1 Cor. 16:16)

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2 Cor. 5:9• ⁹Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. (2 Cor. 5:9)

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2 Cor. 6:1• ¹We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (2 Cor. 6:1)

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2 Cor. 11:23• ²³Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. (2 Cor. 11:23)

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Gal. 4:11• ¹¹I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain. (Gal. 4:11)

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Phil. 2:16• ¹⁶Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain. (Phil. 2:16)

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Col. 1:29• ²⁹Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. (Col. 1:29)

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1 Tim. 5:17‑18• ¹⁷Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.
¹⁸For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his reward. (1 Tim. 5:17‑18)

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2 Tim. 2:6• ⁶The husbandman that laboreth must be first partaker of the fruits. (2 Tim. 2:6)

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Rev. 2:3• ³And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted. (Rev. 2:3)

and are.

Acts 20:28• ²⁸Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. (Acts 20:28)

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1 Cor. 12:28• ²⁸And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. (1 Cor. 12:28)

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Titus 1:5• ⁵For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: (Titus 1:5)

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Heb. 13:7,17• ⁷Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
¹⁷Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. (Heb. 13:7,17)

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1 Peter 5:2‑3• ²Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
³Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. (1 Peter 5:2‑3)

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Rev. 1:20• ²⁰The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. (Rev. 1:20)

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Rev. 2:1,8,12,18• ¹Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
⁸And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
¹²And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
¹⁸And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; (Rev. 2:1,8,12,18)

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Rev. 3:1,7,14• ¹And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
⁷And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
¹⁴And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; (Rev. 3:1,7,14)

and admonish.

1 Thess. 5:14• ¹⁴Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. (1 Thess. 5:14)

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1 Tim. 5:1,20• ¹Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
²⁰Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. (1 Tim. 5:1,20)

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Titus 1:3• ³But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; (Titus 1:3)

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Titus 2:15• ¹⁵These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. (Titus 2:15)

• It is an oversight of the apostolic order as presented in the Scripture to take for granted that any were appointed in the Thessalonian assembly to the office of oversight during so brief a sojourn as the first visit, among converts, all of them as yet necessarily novices in the things of God. (“On 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28” by W. Kelly)

• Apostolic appointment they had not yet; and accordingly we hear of no such officers as bishops or deacons. But it is a mistake to infer from this that there were or could be none otherwise taking the lead; for Rom. 12 explicitly exhorts such persons to exercise their gifts, even if they had no outward appointment. (“On 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28” by W. Kelly)

• If the saints can know a brother to love him, so they can know those whom God uses for their blessing and guidance, and, if right themselves before Him, will respect them the more for not slurring over what is wrong, though a pain at the moment. (“On 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28” by W. Kelly)

• To the careful reader of Acts 13-14 no argument is needed to prove that it was on a second visit, unless the first were of long continuance, that the apostles appointed or chose for the disciples elders in every assembly. (“On 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28” by W. Kelly)

• If the saints can know a brother to love him, so they can know those whom God uses for their blessing and guidance, and, if right themselves before Him, will respect them the more for not slurring over what is wrong, though a pain at the moment. (“On 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But we beg you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and take the lead among you in the Lord, and admonish you,

W. Kelly Translation

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Now we beseech you, brethren, to know those that labour among you and are over you in [the] Lord and admonish you,