1 Thessalonians 5:11 — King James Version← Study notes
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 5:1111 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 5:11
“That, whether we wake or sleep,” he says, “we should live together with Him. Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also you do.” And again, “whether we wake or sleep”; by sleep there he means one thing, and here another. For here, “whether we sleep” signifies the death of the body; that is, fear not dangers; though we should die, we shall live. Do not despair because you are in danger. You have a strong security. He would not have given His Son if…
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