1 Thessalonians 5:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, εἰδέναι τοὺς κοπιῶντας ἐν ὑμῖν, καὶ προϊσταμένους ὑμῶν ἐν Κυρίῳ, καὶ νουθετοῦντας ὑμᾶς·

Transliteration

Erōtōmen de hymas, adelphoi, eidenai tous kopiōntas en hymin, kai proistamenous hymōn en Kyriō, kai nouthetountas hymas;

Grammar Details

• *Erōtōmen*: present, active, indicative, 1st person plural - we ask/we request
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *hymas*: accusative, plural - you (object)
• *adelphoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - brothers
• *eidenai*: perfect, active, infinitive - to know/to recognize
• *tous kopiōntas*: present, active, participle, accusative, masculine, plural with article - the ones laboring
• *en*: preposition + dative - in
• *hymin*: dative, plural - you
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *proistamenous*: present, middle, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - the ones presiding over/leading
• *hymōn*: genitive, plural - of you/your
• *Kyriō*: dative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *nouthetountas*: present, active, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - the ones admonishing/instructing

Word Meanings

• *Erōtōmen*: we ask/we request/we urge
• *eidenai*: to know/to recognize/to acknowledge/to appreciate
• *kopiōntas*: laboring/toiling/working hard
• *proistamenous*: presiding over/leading/caring for
• *nouthetountas*: admonishing/instructing/warning

Referenced Verses

• Heb 13:17 : 17 Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
• 1 Cor 16:16 : 16 That you put yourselves under such, and under everyone who is helping the Lord's work.
• 1 Cor 16:18 : 18 For they gave comfort to my spirit and to yours: for which cause give respect to such people.
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
• Heb 13:7 : 7 Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
• Titus 1:3 : 3 Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;
• Rev 1:20-2:1 : 20 The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches. 1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus say: These things says he who has the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the middle of the seven gold lights:
• Rev 2:3 : 3 And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness.
• Rev 2:8 : 8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna say: These things says the first and the last, who was dead and is living:
• Rev 2:12 : 12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos say: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword:
• Rev 2:18 : 18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira say: These things says the Son of God, whose eyes are like a flame of fire, and his feet like polished brass:
• Rev 3:1 : 1 And to the angel of the church in Sardis say: These things says he who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I have knowledge of your works, that you seem to be living but are dead.
• Rev 3:7 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia say: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, opening the door so that it may be shut by no one, and shutting it so that it may be open to no one.
• Rev 3:14 : 14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea say: These things says the true and certain witness, the head of God's new order:
• Luke 10:7 : 7 And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.
• 1 Tim 5:1 : 1 Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:
• 1 Tim 5:17-18 : 17 Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching. 18 For the Writings say, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. And, The worker has a right to his reward.
• 1 Tim 5:20 : 20 Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.
• 2 Tim 2:6 : 6 It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.
• John 4:38 : 38 I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.
• Acts 20:28 : 28 Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.
• Acts 20:35 : 35 In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.
• 1 Cor 3:9 : 9 For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.
• 1 Cor 12:28 : 28 And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.
• 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.
• 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.
• 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.
• Gal 4:11 : 11 I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.
• Phil 2:16 : 16 Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.
• Phil 2:19 : 19 But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be comforted when I have news of you.
• Col 1:29 : 29 And for this purpose I am working, using all my strength by the help of his power which is working in me strongly.
• 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.
• Titus 1:5 : 5 I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;
• Titus 2:15 : 15 On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.
• Matt 9:37-38 : 37 Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in. 38 Make prayer, then, to the Lord of the grain-fields, that he may send out workers to get in his grain.
• Luke 10:1-2 : 1 Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. 2 And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.
• 1 Pet 5:2-3 : 2 Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind; 3 Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.