2 Thessalonians 3:1 KJV — MannaFest

2 Thessalonians 3:1

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:

KJV

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ASV

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as alsoit iswith you;

WEB

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.

YLT

As to the rest, pray ye, brethren, concerning us, that the word of the Lord may run and may be glorified, as also with you,

DBT

For the rest, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also with you;

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2 Thessalonians — A short follow-up clarifying eschatology. The day of the Lord has not come; the man of lawlessness must first be revealed.

Author: Paul, with Silvanus and Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 51–52, from Corinth — months after 1 Thessalonians

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25 verses on the floor

Ephesians 6:19
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
Matthew 9:38
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
1 Thessalonians 5:25
Brethren, pray for us.
Colossians 4:3
Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
1 Corinthians 16:9
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

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Ministers need, and therefore should desire, the prayers of their people. How remarkable is the humility, and how engaging the example, of this great apostle, who was so mighty in prayer himself, and yet despised not the prayers of the meanest Christian, but desired an interest in them.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

He was more solicitous that God's name might be sanctified, his kingdom advanced, and his will done, than he was about his own daily bread. He desired that the word of the Lord might run (so it is in the original), that it might get ground, that the interest of religion in the world might go forward and not backward, and not only go forward, but go apace.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

That the new-creating word may "run," as "swiftly" as the creative word at the first (Ps 147:15). The opposite is the word of God being "bound" (2Ti 2:9). glorified--by sinners accepting it (Ac 13:48; Contrast "evil spoken of" (1Pe 4:14). as it is with you-- (1Th 1:6;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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2TH 3:11CO 16:9 ACT 14:27
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2TH 3:11CO 16:9 2CO 2:12
2TH 3:11CO 16:9 COL 4:3
2TH 3:1COL 4:3 EPH 6:19-20
2TH 3:11CO 16:9 REV 3:7-8
2TH 3:1ACT 19:20 ACT 6:7
2TH 3:1ACT 19:20 ACT 12:24
2TH 3:1COL 4:3 2TH 3:1-2

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