1 Thessalonians 5:13 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹³And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

1 Thessalonians 5:13 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 9:50
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
1 Corinthians 9:7-11
Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? …
James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
John 13:34-35
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 11-15)

In these words the apostle exhorts the Thessalonians to several duties. I. Towards those who were nearly related one to another. Such should comfort themselves, or exhort one another, and edify one another, 1 Thess. 5:11. 1. They must comfort or exhort themselves and one another; for the original word may be rendered both these ways. And we may observe, As those are most able and likely to comfort…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 13)

13. very highly--Greek, “exceeding abundantly.” for their work’s sake--The high nature of their work alone, the furtherance of your salvation and of the kingdom of Christ, should be a sufficient motive to claim your reverential love. At the same time, the word “work,” teaches ministers that, while claiming the reverence due to their office, it is not a sinecure, but a “work”; compare “labor” (even…