帖撒羅尼迦前書5:12-13

5:12 弟兄們，我們勸你們敬重那在你們中間勞苦的人，就是在主裡面治理你們、勸戒你們的；

5:13 又因他們所做的工，用愛心格外尊重他們。你們也要彼此和睦。

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. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.

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    保羅勉勵弟兄姊妹要敬重傳道人，好使教會在等候基督再來這件事上不致閒懶，因為傳道人是教會的靈魂人物，教會復不復興的關鍵是在傳道人。敬重他們的好處，教會不會紛亂，不會分裂，大家齊心來興旺福音，等候主的再來。