1 Thessalonians 5:25 (LSB)

Passage

Brothers, pray for us.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it.

1 Thessalonians 5:25 Brothers, pray for us.

1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

1 Thessalonians 5:27 I implore you by the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

Study Lenses

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

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