1 Thessalonians 5:13 (DBY)

Passage

and to regard them exceedingly in love on account of their work. Be in peace among yourselves.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:11 Wherefore encourage one another, and build up each one the other, even as also ye do.

1 Thessalonians 5:12 But we beg you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and take the lead among you in [the] Lord, and admonish you,

1 Thessalonians 5:13 and to regard them exceedingly in love on account of their work. Be in peace among yourselves.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 But we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, be patient towards all.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that no one render to any evil for evil, but pursue always what is good towards one another and towards all;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "regard", "exceedingly", "love", "account", "peace", and "yourselves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "regard" and "exceedingly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "But we beg you brethren to know..." into verse 14's "But we exhort you brethren admonish the...", so "regard" and "exceedingly" 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 "regard" and "exceedingly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.