[a]And the Lord guide your hearts to the love of God, and the waiting for of Christ.

[b]We warn you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walked inordinately, and not after the instruction, which he received of us.

[c]For ye yourselves know, (A)how ye ought to follow us: (B)for we behaved not ourselves inordinately among you,

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 Thirdly, he diligently and earnestly admonisheth them of two things which are given us by the only grace of God, to wit, of charity, and a watchful mind to the coming of Christ.
  2. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Fourthly, he saith, that idle and lazy persons ought not to be relieved of the Church, nay, that they are not to be suffered.
  3. 2 Thessalonians 3:7 Lest he might seem to deal harshly with them, he setteth forth himself as an example, who besides his travail in preaching labored with his hands, which he saith he was not simply bound to do.

May the Lord direct your hearts(A) into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

Warning Against Idleness

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,(B) we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from(C) every believer who is idle and disruptive(D) and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us.(E) For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example.(F) We were not idle when we were with you,

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or tradition