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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_thessalonians/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_thessalonians/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_thessalonians/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as also you are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_thessalonians/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_thessalonians/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_thessalonians/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you also are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_thessalonians/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another, and build up one another, just as you also are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore, comfort one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore encourage <i>and</i> comfort one another and build up one another, just as you are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_thessalonians/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This is why you must encourage and help each other, just as you are already doing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_thessalonians/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_thessalonians/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, encourage each other and strengthen one another as you are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And so encourage one another and help one another, just as you are now doing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_thessalonians/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So then, encourage one another and build each other up, as you are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_thessalonians/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore, comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another, and let each one help to strengthen his friend, as in fact you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_thessalonians/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for this reason, comfort one another, and build up one another, as also you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as also you are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore comfort one another, and build up one another, as also ye do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For which cause comfort one another; and edify one another, as you also do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, console one another and build up one another, just as you are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_thessalonians/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, as indeed you do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_thessalonians/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore comfort one another and edify one another, even as also you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Because of this, comfort one another and build one another up just as you have done.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Wherefore, exhort one another, and edify one another, as you also do.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore exhort one another, and edify either the other, as you indeed are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Wherefore comfort one another, and edify one another, as also ye do.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />wherefore comfort and edify one another, as you have hitherto done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore encourage one another, and let each one help to strengthen his friend, as in fact you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Wherefore, exhort one another, and build up one another, as also ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Wherefore comfort one another, and edify each <i>other,</i> as indeed ye do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_thessalonians/5-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sgDUoqNjFio?start=689" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/5.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1352.htm" title="1352: Dio (Conj) -- Wherefore, on which account, therefore. From dia and hos; through which thing, i.e. Consequently.">Therefore</a> <a href="/greek/3870.htm" title="3870: parakaleite (V-PMA-2P) -- From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.">encourage</a> <a href="/greek/240.htm" title="240: allēlous (RecPro-AMP) -- One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3618.htm" title="3618: oikodomeite (V-PMA-2P) -- From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.">build</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: heis (Adj-NMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: hena (Adj-AMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">another up,</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">just as</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poieite (V-PIA-2P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">you are already doing.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">12</span>But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hebrews 3:13</a></span><br />But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">Ephesians 4:29</a></span><br />Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-19.htm">Romans 14:19</a></span><br />So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm">Hebrews 10:24-25</a></span><br />And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. / Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-26.htm">1 Corinthians 14:26</a></span><br />What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a></span><br />Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-2.htm">Romans 15:2</a></span><br />Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-1.htm">Philippians 2:1-4</a></span><br />Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, / then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. / Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-10.htm">1 Peter 4:10</a></span><br />As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/13-11.htm">2 Corinthians 13:11</a></span><br />Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19-20</a></span><br />Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, / always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-32.htm">Acts 20:32</a></span><br />And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3-4</a></span><br />Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! / Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-25.htm">Proverbs 12:25</a></span><br />Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also you do.</p><p class="hdg">Wherefore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:18</a></b></br> Wherefore comfort one another with these words.</p><p class="hdg">comfort.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hebrews 3:13</a></b></br> But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/10-25.htm">Hebrews 10:25</a></b></br> Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some <i>is</i>; but exhorting <i>one another</i>: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.</p><p class="hdg">and edify.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/14-19.htm">Romans 14:19</a></b></br> Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/15-2.htm">Romans 15:2</a></b></br> Let every one of us please <i>his</i> neighbour for <i>his</i> good to edification.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/10-23.htm">1 Corinthians 10:23</a></b></br> All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.</p><p class="hdg">even.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-10.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:10</a></b></br> And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/15-14.htm">Romans 15:14</a></b></br> And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/1-12.htm">2 Peter 1:12</a></b></br> Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know <i>them</i>, and be established in the present truth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">Build</a> <a href="/colossians/2-7.htm">Building</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-18.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-12.htm">Comforting</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-4.htm">Edify</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-18.htm">Encourage</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-10.htm">Exhort</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-10.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/colossians/4-14.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-2.htm">Help</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-10.htm">Together</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-18.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/3-3.htm">Build</a> <a href="/titus/1-1.htm">Building</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-13.htm">Comforting</a> <a href="/romans/14-19.htm">Edify</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Encourage</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Exhort</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Help</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-17.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-1.htm">Together</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-11.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-13.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Thessalonians 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-1.htm">He proceeds in the description of Christ's coming to judgment;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-16.htm">and gives various instructions;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">and so concludes the epistle.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It serves as a conclusion or application of the previous teachings, emphasizing the importance of community and mutual support in light of eschatological expectations. This connection underscores the practical implications of theological truths.<p><b>Encourage</b><br>Encouragement is a recurring theme in Paul's letters, reflecting the early Christian community's need for mutual support amidst persecution and trials. The Greek word used here, "parakaleo," implies coming alongside someone to offer comfort, exhortation, or consolation. This aligns with the role of the Holy Spirit, the "Paraclete," who comforts and guides believers. Encouragement is vital for spiritual growth and perseverance.<p><b>And build one another up</b><br>The imagery of building suggests construction, growth, and strengthening. This phrase calls believers to edify each other, contributing to the spiritual maturity and unity of the church. The metaphor of building is also found in <a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20-22</a>, where the church is described as a holy temple built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ as the cornerstone. This highlights the communal aspect of faith, where each member plays a role in the edification of the body of Christ.<p><b>Just as you are already doing</b><br>Paul acknowledges the Thessalonians' existing efforts in encouraging and building each other up, affirming their faithfulness and dedication. This commendation serves as both an encouragement and a gentle reminder to continue in their good works. It reflects the pastoral care Paul has for the church, recognizing their strengths while urging them to persist. This phrase also indicates that the Thessalonian church was already practicing these virtues, setting an example for other congregations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and epistles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/thessalonica.htm">Thessalonica</a></b><br>A city in Macedonia where Paul established a church. The Thessalonian believers were recipients of this letter.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/silas_and_timothy.htm">Silas and Timothy</a></b><br>Companions of Paul who were involved in the ministry to the Thessalonians and co-authors of the letter.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/thessalonian_church.htm">Thessalonian Church</a></b><br>The community of believers in Thessalonica who were known for their faith and love, despite facing persecution.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_and_edification.htm">Encouragement and Edification</a></b><br>Central themes in this verse, emphasizing the importance of mutual support within the Christian community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_encouragement.htm">The Importance of Encouragement</a></b><br>Encouragement is a vital part of Christian fellowship. It strengthens faith and fosters a supportive community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/building_up_the_body_of_christ.htm">Building Up the Body of Christ</a></b><br>Edification is not just about personal growth but about contributing to the spiritual health of the entire church.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_practice.htm">Consistency in Practice</a></b><br>Paul commends the Thessalonians for their ongoing practice of encouragement, reminding us to be consistent in our efforts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_words.htm">The Role of Words</a></b><br>Our words have the power to uplift or tear down. We should be intentional about using them to build others up.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>Being part of a Christian community involves mutual accountability, where we help each other grow in faith and love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_thessalonians_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Thessalonians 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_uplift_each_other_daily.htm">How can we encourage and uplift one another daily?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_mentoring.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian mentoring?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_address_abandonment.htm">How can we encourage and uplift one another daily?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_welcome_fellow_believers.htm">How can we support and welcome fellow believers effectively?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Comfort.</span>--Rightly translated. St. Paul is here catching up once more the thought of <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-18.htm" title="Why comfort one another with these words.">1Thessalonians 4:18</a>. They are to comfort one another about their communion with the dead who live in Christ; but perhaps the word also involves the comfort to be imparted by the thought of predestination to earn salvation. The command to "Edify one another" certainly refers to the instruction given in <a href="/context/1_thessalonians/5-1.htm" title="But of the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that I write to you.">1Thessalonians 5:1-10</a> :" Build one another up "in these settled purposes of holy living. This metaphor of building is one which St. Paul uses frequently in his later writings, and which St. Peter (who uses the same) may have adopted from his brother Apostle. St. Paul considers not only the whole Catholic Church to be a great Temple of the Spirit, the stones of which are individual souls (<a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm" title="You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.">1Peter 2:5</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm" title="Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?">1Corinthians 3:16</a>), but each believer is a temple too, complete in himself, or, rather, in continual process of completion (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm" title="What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own?">1Corinthians 6:19</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_thessalonians/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wherefore</span>; because, whether alive or dead, you will equally share in the blessings of the advent. <span class="cmt_word">Comfort yourselves together.</span> The words refer back to the last verse of the preceding chapter (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:18</a>), and with them the apostle concludes his consolatory address to those who were mourning over the loss of their friends. <span class="cmt_word">And edify one another;</span> or, <span class="accented">build up.</span> It was a favorite figure of the apostle to compare the Christian Church and each individual believer to a building. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_thessalonians/5-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="grk">Διὸ</span> <span class="translit">(Dio)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1352.htm">Strong's 1352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wherefore, on which account, therefore. From dia and hos; through which thing, i.e. Consequently.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">encourage</span><br /><span class="grk">παρακαλεῖτε</span> <span class="translit">(parakaleite)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3870.htm">Strong's 3870: </a> </span><span class="str2">From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">build</span><br /><span class="grk">οἰκοδομεῖτε</span> <span class="translit">(oikodomeite)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3618.htm">Strong's 3618: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="grk">εἷς</span> <span class="translit">(heis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> </span><span class="str2">One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another {up},</span><br /><span class="grk">ἕνα</span> <span class="translit">(hena)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> </span><span class="str2">One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="grk">καθὼς</span> <span class="translit">(kathōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> </span><span class="str2">According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are already doing.</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιεῖτε</span> <span class="translit">(poieite)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. 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