What does 1 Thessalonians 5:11 mean?

1 Thessalonians 5:11 highlights themes such as community, edification, support when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Thessalonians 5:11 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

11Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

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

13And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

communityedificationsupport

Hebrews 10:24-25
Both passages encourage believers to gather and support one another.
Ephesians 4:29
This verse emphasizes building others up with words, similar to the call for edification.
Colossians 3:16
This verse speaks about teaching and admonishing one another, paralleling the idea of mutual encouragement.