II Thessalonians 3:4
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And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
Commentaries
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we have confidence in the Lord--as "faithful" (Th2 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 Th2 3:11; Th2 1:3; Th1 3:6).
Open source ↗In the close of the foregoing chapter, the apostle had prayed earnestly for the Thessalonians, and now he desires their prayers, encouraging them to trust in God, to which he subjoins another petition for them (Th2 3:1-5). He then proceeds to give them commands and directions for correcting some things he was informed were amiss among them (Th2 3:6-15) and concludes with benedictions and prayers (Th2 3:16-18).
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being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.