1 Thessalonians 5:12

Geneva Bible (1560)

Nowe we beseeche you, brethren, that ye acknowledge them, which labour among you, and are ouer you in the Lorde, & admonish 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 Obey them that haue the ouersight of you, and submit your selues: for they watche for your soules, as they that must giue accountes, that they may doe it with ioy, and not with griefe: for that is vnprofitable for you.
• 1 Cor 16:16 : 16 That ye be obedient euen vnto such, and to all that helpe with vs and labour.
• 1 Cor 16:18 : 18 For they haue comforted my spirite and yours: acknowledge therefore such men.
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God, I am that I am: and his grace which is in me, was not in vaine: but I laboured more aboundantly then they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me.
• Heb 13:7 : 7 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is mine helper, neither will I feare what man can doe vnto me.
• Titus 1:3 : 3 But hath made his worde manifest in due time through the preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:
• Rev 1:20-2:1 : 20 The misterie of the seuen starres which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seuen golden candlestickes, is this, The seuen starres are the Angels of the seuen Churches: and the seuen candlestickes which thou sawest, are the seuen Churches. 1 Vnto the Angel of the Church of Ephesus write, These things saieth he that holdeth the seuen starres in his right hand, and walketh in the middes of the seuen golden candlestickes.
• Rev 2:3 : 3 And thou wast burdened, & hast patiece, and for my Names sake hast laboured, & hast not fainted.
• Rev 2:8 : 8 And vnto the Angel of the Church of the Smyrnians write, These things saith he that is first, and last, which was dead and is aliue.
• Rev 2:12 : 12 And to the Angel of the Church, which is at Pergamus write, This saith he which hath that sharpe sworde with two edges.
• Rev 2:18 : 18 And vnto ye Angel of the Church which is at Thyatira write, These things saith the Sonne of God, which hath his eyes like vnto a flame of fire, and his feete like fine brasse.
• Rev 3:1 : 1 And write vnto the Angel of the Church which is at Sardis, These things saith he that hath the seuen Spirits of God, and the seuen starres, I knowe thy workes: for thou hast a name that thou liuest, but thou art dead.
• Rev 3:7 : 7 And write vnto ye Angel of ye Church which is of Philadelphia, These things saith he that is Holy, and True, which hath ye keye of Dauid, which openeth and no man shutteth, & shutteth & no man openeth,
• Rev 3:14 : 14 And vnto the Angell of the Church of the Laodiceans write, These things saieth Amen, the faithfull and true witnesse, that beginning of the creatures of God.
• Luke 10:7 : 7 And in that house tary still, eating and drinking such things as by them shall be set before you: for the labourer is worthy of his wages. Goe not from house to house.
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 We desire you, brethren, admonish them that are out of order: comfort ye feeble minded: beare with the weake: be pacient toward all men.
• 1 Tim 5:1 : 1 Rebuke not an Elder, but exhort him as a father, and the yonger men as brethren,
• 1 Tim 5:17-18 : 17 The Elders that rule well, let them be had in double honour, specially they which labour in the worde and doctrine, 18 For the Scripture sayeth, Thou shalt not mousell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne: and, The labourer is worthie of his wages.
• 1 Tim 5:20 : 20 Them that sinne, rebuke openly, that the rest also may feare.
• 2 Tim 2:6 : 6 The husbandman must labour before he receiue the fruites.
• John 4:38 : 38 I sent you to reape that, whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entred into their labours.
• Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heede therefore vnto your selues, and to all the flocke, whereof the holy Ghost hath made you Ouerseers, to feede the Church of God, which hee hath purchased with that his owne blood.
• Acts 20:35 : 35 I haue shewed you all things, howe that so labouring, ye ought to support the weake, and to remember the wordes of the Lord Iesus, howe that hee saide, It is a blessed thing to giue, rather then to receiue.
• 1 Cor 3:9 : 9 For we together are Gods labourers: yee are Gods husbandrie, and Gods building.
• 1 Cor 12:28 : 28 And God hath ordained some in the Church: as first Apostles, secondly Prophetes, thirdly teachers, then them that doe miracles: after that, the giftes of healing, helpers, gouernours, diuersitie of tongues.
• 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 Wherefore also we couet, that both dwelling at home, and remouing from home, we may be acceptable to him.
• 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 So we therefore as workers together beseech you, that ye receiue not the grace of God in vaine.
• 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 They are the ministers of Christ (I speake as a foole) I am more: in labours more aboundant: in stripes aboue measure: in prison more plenteously: in death oft.
• Gal 4:11 : 11 I am in feare of you, lest I haue bestowed on you labour in vaine.
• Phil 2:16 : 16 Holding forth the worde of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither haue laboured in vaine.
• Phil 2:19 : 19 And I trust in the Lorde Iesus, to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I knowe your state.
• Col 1:29 : 29 Whereunto I also labour & striue, according to his working which worketh in me mightily.
• 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and trauaile: for we laboured day & night, because we would not be chargeable vnto any of you, and preached vnto you the Gospel of God.
• Titus 1:5 : 5 For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,
• Titus 2:15 : 15 These things speake, and exhort, and conuince with all authoritie. See that no man despise thee.
• Matt 9:37-38 : 37 Then saide he to his disciples, Surely the haruest is great, but the labourers are fewe. 38 Wherefore pray the Lorde of the haruest, that he woulde sende foorth labourers into his haruest.
• Luke 10:1-2 : 1 After these thinges, the Lorde appointed other seuentie also, and sent them, two and two before him into euery citie and place, whither he himselfe should come. 2 And he said vnto them, The haruest is great, but the labourers are fewe: pray therefore the Lord of the haruest to sende foorth labourers into his haruest.
• 1 Pet 5:2-3 : 2 Feede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpo you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde: 3 Not as though ye were lords ouer Gods heritage, but that yee may bee ensamples to the flocke.