And to esteem them (κα ηγεισθα). Get acquainted with them and esteem the leaders. The idlers in Thessalonica had evidently refused…

And to esteem them very highly in love. To cherish for them an affectionate regard. The office of a minister of religion demands …

Very highly in love.—The original here is difficult; but it seems best, with most good commentators, ancient and modern, to interp…

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also you do. And we beseech you, brethren, to know those who labour among…

No more effective way of carrying out mutual edification (v.11) can be found than Paul’s closing exhortations for improvement within the assembly (…

And to esteem them very highly
Or, as the Ethiopic version renders it, "honour them abundantly"; for such are worthy…

The ministers of the gospel are described by the work of their office, which is to serve and honor the Lord. It is their duty not only to give good…

In what he had written before, Paul corrected the The alonians in matters that needed improvement, and now he begins to instruct them about the fut…