1 Thessalonians 5:11 (WEB)

Passage

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Thessalonians 5:10 who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

1 Thessalonians 5:12 But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

1 Thessalonians 5:13 and to respect and honor them in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "exhort", "another", "build", "each", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "exhort", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "who died for us that whether we..." into verse 12's "But we beg you brothers to know...", so "therefore" and "exhort" 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 "therefore" and "exhort" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.