1 Thessalonians 5:14 (KJV)

Passage

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

1 Thessalonians 5:13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice evermore.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "exhort", "brethren", "warn", "unruly", "comfort", "feebleminded", "support", and "weak". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "exhort" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And to esteem them very highly in..." into verse 15's "See that none render evil for evil...", so "exhort" and "brethren" belong inside that flow. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "exhort" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.