1 Thessalonians 5:12

English Standard Version

12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, (1Co 16:16; 1Co 16:18; Php 2:29; Heb 13:17) 

New International Version

12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 

New International Reader’s Version

12 Brothers and sisters, we ask you to accept the godly leaders who work hard among you. They care for you in the Lord. They correct you. 

King James Version

12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 

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