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Paul issues seven commands or exhortations. The first three are personal exhortations: rejoicing, praying, and giving thanks (vss. 16-18). The final four exhortations are corporate: do not quench [...]

14 And we urge (parakaleō, “to appeal”) you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. Earlier, in 4:7-11, Paul expressed that Christians [...]