1 Thessalonians 5:12 (YLT)

Passage

And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:10 who did die for us, that whether we wake--whether we sleep--together with him we may live;

1 Thessalonians 5:11 wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

1 Thessalonians 5:12 And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,

1 Thessalonians 5:13 and to esteem them very abundantly in love, because of their work; be at peace among yourselves;

1 Thessalonians 5:14 and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "wherefore comfort ye one another and build..." into verse 13's "and to esteem them very abundantly in...", so "brethren" and "labouring" 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 "labouring" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.