2 Thessalonians 3:4

2 Thessalonians 3:4

2 and ^athat we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; ^bfor not all have faith.

3 But ^athe Lord is faithful, who will establish you and ^bguard you from the evil one.

4 And ^awe have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you.

5 Now may ^athe Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.

Warning Against Idleness

6 But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^athat you withdraw ^bfrom every brother who walks ^cdisorderly and not according to the tradition which¹ he received from us.

7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you;

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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we have confidence in the Lord—as "faithful" (II Thessalonians 3:3). Have confidence in no man when left to himself [BENGEL].

that ye both do—Some of the oldest manuscripts insert a clause, "that ye both have done" before, "and are doing, and will do." He means the majority by "ye," not all of them (compare II Thessalonians 3:11; II Thessalonians 1:3; I Thessalonians 3:6).

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