2 Thessalonians 3:7

2 Thessalonians 3:7

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;

8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread¹ free of charge, but worked with ^alabor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you,

9 not because we do not have ^aauthority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.

10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.

11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are ^abusybodies.

12 Now those who are such we command and¹ exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ ^athat they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

13 But as for you, brethren, ^ado not grow weary in doing good.

14 And if anyone does not obey our word in this¹ epistle, note that person and ^ado not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.

15 ^aYet do not count him as an enemy, ^bbut admonish him as a brother.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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How ye ought to imitate us (pwv dei mimeisqai hmav). Literally, how it is necessary to imitate us. The infinitive mimeisqai is the old verb mimeomai from mimov (actor, mimic), but in N.T. only here (and verse II Thessalonians 3:9), Hebrews 13:7; III John 1:11. It is a daring thing to say, but Paul knew that he had to set the new Christians in the midst of Jews and Gentiles a model for their imitation (Philippians 3:17).

For we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you (oti ouk htakthsamen en umin). First aorist active indicative of old verb ataktew, to be out of ranks of soldiers. Specific denial on Paul's part in contrast to verse II Thessalonians 3:6, II Thessalonians 3:17.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Thessalonians 3:7:**

Acts 17:2
1 Thessalonians 1:5
Hebrews 13:7
3 John 1:11

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Warning Against Idleness