2 Thessalonians 3:2

2 Thessalonians 3:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
• New International Version (NIV)And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith.

Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:2

1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith. 3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. 4And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

2 Thessalonians 3:2 word by word

καὶ ἵνα ῥυσθῶμεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἀτόπων καὶ πονηρῶν ἀνθρώπων· οὐ γὰρ πάντων ἡ πίστις.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• we may be deliveredῥύομαιrhuomai · to rescueG4506
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wickedἄτοποςatopos · wrongG824
• evilπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• notοὐou · noG3756
• everyoneπᾶςpas · allG3956
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 3:2

• Romans 15:31Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there,
• 1 Corinthians 15:32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:18For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
• Deuteronomy 32:20He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation— children of unfaithfulness.
• Matthew 17:17“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
• Matthew 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
• Luke 18:8I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
• John 2:23While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
• Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
• Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
• Acts 17:5The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
• Acts 28:24Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
• Romans 10:16But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
• 2 Corinthians 4:3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Unreasonable and wicked men - The word , which we translate unreasonable, signifies rather disorderly, unmanageable; persons out of their place - under no discipline, regardless of law and restraint, and ever acting agreeably to the disorderly and unreasonable impulse of their own minds. For all men have not faith - The word is without doubt, to be taken here for fidelity or trustworthiness, and not for faith; and this is agreeable to the meaning given to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men - That is, from opposition in their endeavors to spread the gospel. Paul encountered such men everywhere, as all do who labor to diffuse the knowledge of the truth, but it is probable that there is particular reference here to the opposition which he encountered when in Corinth. This opposition arose mainly from the Jews; see Acts 18:5-6, Acts 18:12-13. The word “unreasonable” is rendered in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Paul also suffered for the good news about Jesus (2 Corinthians 6:5; 11:23–26; 1 Thessalonians 2:2). His prayer for rescue echoes Isaiah 25:4.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. that we ... be delivered from unreasonable ... men--literally, men out of place, inept, unseemly: out of the way bad: more than ordinarily bad. An undesigned coincidence with Ac 18:5-9. Paul was now at Corinth, where the Jews "opposed themselves" to his preaching: in answer to his prayers and those of his converts at Thessalonica and elsewhere, "the Lord, in vision," assured him of exemption from "the hurt," and of success in bringing in "much people."…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings