1st Thessalonians

The conclusion to not only chapter five but the entirety of Paul's first letter to the church at Thessalonica as Paul urges his readers to recognize those who labor among them and over them in the Lord and esteem them highly for the work they do and warn those who are unruly, comfort the faint hearted, uphold the weak, but to be patient with them all. As Paul concludes his letter he addresses their public and private worship of God, and requests prayer for their ministers and for those carrying on God's work with Paul.