2 Thessalonians 3:6 BSB

2 Thessalonians 3:6

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.

BSB

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ASV

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

KJV

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That ye withdraw yourselves - Have no fellowship with those who will not submit to proper discipline; who do not keep their place; ατακτως, such as are out of their rank, and act according to their own wills and caprices; and particularly such as are idle and busybodies. These he had ordered, 1Th 4:11, 1Th 4:12, that they should study to be quiet, mind their own business, and work with their hands; but it appears that they had paid no attention to this order, and now he desires the Church to exclude such from their communion.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

He says "brother," that is, professing Christian; for in the case of unprofessing heathen, believers needed not be so strict (1Co 5:10-13). disorderly--Paul plainly would not have sanctioned the order of Mendicant Friars, who reduce such a "disorderly" and lazy life to a system.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Παραγγέλλομεν	Parangellomen	We command	G3853 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὑμῖν,	humin	you,	G4771 →
ἀδελφοί,	adelphoi	brothers,	G80 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ὀνόματι	onomati	[the] name	G3686 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
κυρίου	kuriou	Lord	G2962 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	of us	G3165 →
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Jesus	G2424 →
Χριστοῦ,	Christou	Christ,	G5547 →
στέλλεσθαι	stellesthai	are to withdraw	G4724 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
παντὸς	pantos	every	G3956 →
ἀδελφοῦ	adelphou	brother	G80 →
ἀτάκτως	ataktōs	idly	G814 →
περιπατοῦντος	peripatountos	walking	G4043 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
κατὰ	kata	according to	G2596 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
παράδοσιν	paradosin	tradition	G3862 →
ἣν	hēn	that	G3739 →
παρελάβοσαν	parelabosan	they received	G3880 →
παρ᾽	par᾽	from	G3844 →
ἡμῶν.	hēmōn	us.	G3165 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
  So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
- Colossians 3:23
  Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- Proverbs 3:6
  in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
- Ephesians 5:20
  always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18
  Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Through
2 Thessalonians 3:7
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 3:9
  Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
Through
Romans 16:17
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
leads to
- Jude 1:19
  These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
- 1 Timothy 6:3–5
  If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 2 Thessalonians

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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