1 Thessalonians 5:25 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁵Brethren, pray for us.

1 Thessalonians 5:25 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Philippians 1:19
For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Hebrews 13:18-19
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. …
Philemon 1:22
But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
2 Corinthians 1:11
Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
Colossians 4:3
Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:

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Commentary

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

(vv. 23-29)

In these words, which conclude this epistle, observe, I. Paul’s prayer for them, 1 Thess. 5:23. He had told them, in the beginning of this epistle, that he always made mention of them in his prayers; and, now that he is writing to them, he lifts up his heart to God in prayer for them. Take notice, 1. To whom the apostle prays, namely, The very God of peace. He is the God of grace, and the God of p…

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

(vv. 25)

25. Some oldest manuscripts read, “Pray ye also for (literally, ‘concerning’) us”; make us and our work the subject of your prayers, even as we have been just praying for you (1Th 5:23). Others omit the “also.” The clergy need much the prayers of their flocks. Paul makes the same request in the Epistles to Romans, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, and in Second Corinthians; not so in t…