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:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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And we have confidence (pepoiqomen). Second perfect indicative of peiqw, to persuade, intransitive in this tense, we are in a state of trust.

In the Lord touching you (en kuriw ef umav). Note the two prepositions, en in the sphere of the Lord (I Thessalonians 4:1) as the ground of Paul's confident trust, ef (epi) with the accusative (towards you) where the dative could have been used (cf. II Corinthians 2:3).

Ye both do and will do (kai poieite kai poihsete). Compliment and also appeal, present and future tenses of poiew.

The things which we command (a paraggellomen). Note of apostolic authority here, not advice or urging, but command.

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