1 Thessalonians 5:25 (DRB)

Passage

Brethren, pray for us.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:23 And may the God of peace himself sanctify you in all things: that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:24 He is faithful who hath called you, who also will do it.

1 Thessalonians 5:25 Brethren, pray for us.

1 Thessalonians 5:26 Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.

1 Thessalonians 5:27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brethren" and "pray". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brethren" and "pray", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "He is faithful who hath called you..." into verse 26's "Salute all the brethren with a holy...", so "brethren" and "pray" 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 "brethren" and "pray" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.