But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
And are over you in the Lord - That is, by the appointment of the Lord, or under his direction. They are not absolute sovereigns, but are themselves subject to one who is over them - the Lord Jesus. On the word here rendered “are over you” (προΐσταμένους proistamenous) see the notes on Romans 12:8, where it is translated “ruleth.”