1 Thessalonians 5:11

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Summary

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Wherefore

1 Thessalonians 4:18

And edify

Even

1 Thessalonians 4:10

Romans 15:14

2 Peter 1:12

Bible References

Wherefore

And so we shall be with the Lord for ever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.

And edify

Therefore let us aim at whatever makes for peace and mutual upbuilding of character.

Let each of us endeavour to please his fellow Christian, aiming at a blessing calculated to build him up.

Everything is allowable, but not everything is profitable. Everything is allowable, but everything does not build others up.

I should be right glad were you all to speak in 'tongues,' but yet more glad were you all to prophesy. And, in fact, the man who prophesies is superior to him who speaks in 'tongues,' except when the latter can interpret in order that the Church may get a blessing.

You are imagining, all this time, that we are making our defense at your bar. In reality it is as in God's presence and in communion with Christ that we speak; but, dear friends, it is all with a view to your progress in goodness.

in order fully to equip His people for the work of serving--for the building up of Christ's body--

and the attention they bestow on mere fables and endless pedigrees, such as lead to controversy rather than to a true stewardship for God, which only exists where there is faith. And I make the same request now.

But you, my dearly-loved friends, building yourselves up on the basis of your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

Even

and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedonia. And we exhort you to do so more and more,

But as to you, brethren, I am convinced-- yes, I Paul am convinced--that, even apart from my teaching, you are already full of goodness of heart, and enriched with complete Christian knowledge, and are also competent to instruct one another.

For this reason I shall always persist in reminding you of these things, although you know them and are stedfast believers in truth which you already possess.