But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
And admonish you - The word here used (νουθετέω noutheteō) is rendered “admonish,” and “admonished,” in Romans 15:14; Colossians 3:16; 1Th 5:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:15; and warn, and warning, 1 Corinthians 4:14; Col 1:28; 1 Thessalonians 5:14. It does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament. It means, to put in mind; and then to warn, entreat, exhort. It is a part of the duty of a minister to put his people in mind of the truth; to warn them of danger; to exhort them to perform their duty; to admonish them if they go astray.