1 Thessalonians 5:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, νουθετεῖτε τοὺς ἀτάκτους, παραμυθεῖσθε τοὺς ὀλιγοψύχους, ἀντέχεσθε τῶν ἀσθενῶν, μακροθυμεῖτε πρὸς πάντας.

Transliteration

Parakaloumen de hymas, adelphoi, noutheteite tous ataktous, paramytheisthe tous oligopsychous, antechesthe tōn asthenōn, makrothymeite pros pantas.

Grammar Details

• *Parakaloumen*: present, active, indicative, 1st person plural - we exhort/we urge
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *hymas*: accusative, plural - you (object)
• *adelphoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - brothers
• *noutheteite*: present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural - admonish/warn
• *tous ataktous*: accusative, masculine, plural with article - the disorderly/unruly
• *paramytheisthe*: present, middle, imperative, 2nd person plural - encourage/comfort
• *tous oligopsychous*: accusative, masculine, plural with article - the fainthearted/discouraged
• *antechesthe*: present, middle, imperative, 2nd person plural - hold fast to/support
• *tōn asthenōn*: genitive, masculine, plural with article - the weak
• *makrothymeite*: present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural - be patient/be longsuffering
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - toward
• *pantas*: accusative, masculine, plural - all

Word Meanings

• *Parakaloumen*: we exhort/we urge/we encourage
• *noutheteite*: admonish/warn/instruct
• *ataktous*: disorderly/unruly/idle/undisciplined
• *paramytheisthe*: encourage/comfort/console
• *oligopsychous*: fainthearted/discouraged/those with little soul
• *antechesthe*: hold fast to/support/help/uphold
• *asthenōn*: weak/sick/infirm
• *makrothymeite*: be patient/be longsuffering/be forbearing

Referenced Verses

• 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;
• 2 Thess 3:6-7 : 6 Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us. 7 For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,
• Rom 14:1 : 1 Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.
• 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.
• Heb 12:12 : 12 For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,
• Heb 13:3 : 3 Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.
• Rom 12:1 : 1 For this reason I make request to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you will give your bodies as a living offering, holy, pleasing to God, which is the worship it is right for you to give him.
• 2 Thess 3:11-13 : 11 For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others. 12 Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living. 13 And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.
• 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;
• 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.
• 2 Tim 2:24-25 : 24 For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong, 25 Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,
• Titus 1:6 : 6 Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.
• Titus 1:10 : 10 For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,
• Heb 5:2-3 : 2 He is able to have feeling for those who have no knowledge and for those who are wandering from the true way, because he himself is feeble; 3 And being feeble, he has to make sin-offerings for himself as well as for the people.
• Rom 15:1-3 : 1 We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves. 2 Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong. 3 For Christ did not give pleasure to himself, but, as it is said, The bitter words of those who were angry with you came on me.
• 1 Cor 4:14 : 14 I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.
• 1 Cor 13:4-5 : 4 Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride; 5 Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,
• Gal 6:1-2 : 1 Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested. 2 Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.
• Eph 4:2 : 2 With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;
• Eph 4:32-5:2 : 32 And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you. 1 Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children; 2 And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.
• Col 1:28 : 28 Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;
• Col 3:12-13 : 12 As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things; 13 Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:
• 1 Thess 2:7-9 : 7 But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones: 8 Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us. 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. 10 You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith; 11 Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness, 12 So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.
• Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees. 4 Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.
• Isa 40:1-2 : 1 Give comfort, give comfort, to my people, says your God. 2 Say kind words to the heart of Jerusalem, crying out to her that her time of trouble is ended, that her punishment is complete; that she has been rewarded by the Lord's hand twice over for all her sins.
• Isa 40:11 : 11 He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
• Isa 63:9 : 9 It was no sent one or angel, but he himself who was their saviour: in his love and in his pity he took up their cause, and he took them in his arms, caring for them all through the years.
• Jer 6:12 : 12 And their houses will be handed over to others, their fields and their wives together: for my hand will be stretched out against the people of the land, says the Lord.
• Ezek 3:17-21 : 17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger. 18 When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; and you give him no word of it and say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his evil way, so that he may be safe; that same evil man will come to death in his evil-doing; but I will make you responsible for his blood. 19 But if you give the evil-doer word of his danger, and he is not turned from his sin or from his evil way, death will overtake him in his evil-doing; but your life will be safe. 20 Again, when an upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, and I put a cause of falling in his way, death will overtake him: because you have given him no word of his danger, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, and there will be no memory of the upright acts which he has done; but I will make you responsible for his blood. 21 But if you say to the upright man that he is not to do evil, he will certainly keep his life because he took note of your word; and your life will be safe.
• Ezek 33:3-9 : 3 If, when he sees the sword coming on the land, by sounding the horn he gives the people news of their danger; 4 Then anyone who, hearing the sound of the horn, does not take note of it, will himself be responsible for his death, if the sword comes and takes him away. 5 On hearing the sound of the horn, he did not take note; his blood will be on him; for if he had taken note his life would have been safe. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not give a note on the horn, and the people have no word of the danger, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them; he will be taken away in his sin, but I will make the watchman responsible for his blood. 7 So you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel; and you are to give ear to the word of my mouth and give them news from me of their danger. 8 When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly overtake you; and you say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his way; death will overtake that evil man in his evil-doing, but I will make you responsible for his blood. 9 But if you make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his way for the purpose of turning him from it, and he is not turned from his way, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, but your life will be safe.
• Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will go in search of that which had gone wandering from the way, and will get back that which had been sent in flight, and will put bands on that which was broken, and give strength to that which was ill: but the fat and the strong I will give up to destruction; I will give them for their food the punishment which is theirs by right.
• Matt 12:20 : 20 The crushed stem will not be broken by him; and the feebly burning light will he not put out, till he has made righteousness overcome all.
• Luke 22:32 : 32 But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong.
• John 21:15-17 : 15 Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food. 16 Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus. 17 He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.
• Acts 20:27 : 27 For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.
• Acts 20:31 : 31 So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.