We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
comfort the feebleminded: "Feebleminded" refers to those lacking in courage, not to those suffering from mental defect. They are on the verge of losing heart, dropping out, quitting. The cause of their timidity is not specified. It may be they have "become weary in well-doing." Some may have become discouraged by the incessant persecution. Others are surely disheartened by the loss of loved ones (4:13-18). Because of the many sources of discouragement, "comfort" (encouragement) would always be a necessity.