Berean Standard Bible

2 Thessalonians 3

1ΤὸToG3588Finallyλοιπόν,loiponG3063,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,prayπροσεύχεσθε,proseuchestheG4336forπερὶperiG4012usG1473,thatἵναinaG2443theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962may spread quicklyτρέχῃtrechēG5143andκαὶkaiG2532be held in honorδοξάζηταιdoxazētaiG1392,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it wasκαὶkaiG2532withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532praythatἵναinaG2443we may be deliveredῥυσθῶμενrhusthōmenG4506fromἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588wickedἀτόπωνatopōnG824andκαὶkaiG2532evilπονηρῶνponērōnG4190menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444;forγὰρgarG1063notοὐouG3756everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956holds totheἡhēG3588faithπίστις.pistisG4102.

3ButδέdeG1161theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962isἐστινestinG1510faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103, and HeὃςhosG3739will strengthenστηρίξειstērixeiG4741youandκαὶkaiG2532guardφυλάξειphulaxeiG5442youὑμᾶςhumasG4771fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588evilπονηροῦ.ponērouG4190one.

4AndδὲdeG1161we have confidenceπεποίθαμενpepoithamenG3982inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909ὑμᾶςhumasG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754καὶkaiG2532you are doingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160andκαὶkaiG2532will continue to doποιήσετε.poiēseteG4160whatἃhaG3739we commandπαραγγέλλομενparangellomenG3853.

5δὲdeG1161May theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962directκατευθύναιkateuthunaiG2720yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588intoεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26andκαὶkaiG2532εἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588Christ’sΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547τοῦtouG3588perseveranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281.

A Warning against Idleness

6NowδὲdeG1161we commandΠαραγγέλλομενParangellomenG3853youὑμῖν,huminG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,inἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547ὑμᾶςhumasG4771,to keep awayστέλλεσθαιstellesthaiG4724fromἀπὸapoG575anyπαντὸςpantosG3956brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80wholeadsπεριπατοῦντοςperipatountosG4043an undisciplined lifeἀτάκτωςataktōsG814that isκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361in keeping withκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862ἣνhēnG3739you receivedπαρελάβοσανparelabosanG3880fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG1473.

7ForγὰρgarG1063you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG1492howπῶςpōsG4459you oughtδεῖdeiG1163to imitateμιμεῖσθαιmimeisthaiG3401usG1473,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we were not undisciplinedοὐκ ἠτακτήσαμενouk ētaktēsamenG3756 G812amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,

8norοὐδὲoudeG3761did we eatἐφάγομενephagomenG5315anyone’sπαρά τινος,para tinosG3844 G5100foodἄρτονartonG740without paying for itδωρεὰνdōreanG1432.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,inἐνenG1722laborκόπῳkopōG2873andκαὶkaiG2532toilμόχθῳmochthōG3449,we workedἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250so thatπρὸςprosG4314we would not be a burdenτὸ μὴ ἐπιβαρῆσαίto mē epibarēsaiG3361 G3588 G1912to anyτιναtinaG5100of youὑμῶν·humōnG4771.

9NotοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754we lackοὐκ ἔχομενouk echomenG3756 G2192thisrightἐξουσίαν,exousianG1849,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235we wanted toἵναinaG2443offerδῶμενdōmenG1325ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438asan exampleτύπονtuponG5179for youὑμῖνhuminG4771toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588imitateμιμεῖσθαιmimeisthaiG3401G1473.

10ForγὰρgarG1063evenκαὶkaiG2532whileὅτεhoteG3753we wereἦμενēmenG1510withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,we gave you this commandτοῦτο παρηγγέλλομεν ὑμῖνtouto parēngellomen huminG3853 G4771 G3778ὅτιhotiG3754: “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is unwillingοὐ θέλειou theleiG3756 G2309to workἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038,he shall not eatμηδὲ ἐσθιέτω.mēde esthietōG3366 G2068.”

11ForγάρgarG1063we hear thatἈκούομενAkouomenG191someτιναςtinasG5100ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771are leadingπεριπατοῦνταςperipatountasG4043undisciplined livesἀτάκτως,ataktōsG814,accomplishingἐργαζομένουςergazomenousG2038nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367,butἀλλὰallaG235being busybodiesπεριεργαζομένους.¶periergazomenousG4020.

12δὲdeG1161We commandπαραγγέλλομενparangellomenG3853andκαὶkaiG2532urgeπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870ΤοῖςToisG3588suchτοιούτοιςtoioutoisG5108peoplebyἐνenG1722our LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547toἵναinaG2443begin workingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038quietlyμετὰ ἡσυχίαςmeta hēsuchiasG3326 G2271to earn their own livingτὸν ἑαυτῶν ἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν.ton he'autōn arton esthiōsinG2068 G1438 G3588 G740.

13Butδέ,deG1161as foryouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,do notμὴmēG3361grow wearyἐγκακήσητεegkakēsēteG1573inwell-doingκαλοποιοῦντες.¶kalopoiountesG2569.

14δέdeG1161Take noteσημειοῦσθεsēmeioustheG4593ofτοῦτονtoutonG3778ΕἰEiG1487anyone whoτιςtisG5100does notοὐχouchG3756obeyὑπακούειhupakoueiG5219theτῷtōG3588instructions we have givenλόγῳlogōG3056 G1473inδιὰdiaG1223thisτῆςtēsG3588letterἐπιστολῆς,epistolēsG1992.Do notμὴmēG3361associate withσυναναμίγνυσθαιsunanamignusthaiG4874himαὐτῷautōG846,so thatἵναinaG2443he may be ashamedἐντραπῇ·entrapēaG1788.

15YetκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361regardἡγεῖσθε,hēgeistheG2233himasὡςhōsG5613an enemyἐχθρὸνechthronG2190,butἀλλὰallaG235admonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560himasὡςhōsG5613a brotherἀδελφόν.¶adelphonG80.

Signature and Final Greetings

(1 Corinthians 16:19–24; Colossians 4:15–18)

16NowδὲdeG1161may theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962τῆςtēsG3588of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515HimselfΑὐτὸςAutosG846giveδῴηdōēG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771τὴνtēnG3588peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515atδιὰdiaG1223allπαντὸςpantosG3956times andinἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956wayτρόπῳ.tropōG5158.TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962bewithμετὰmetaG3326allπάντωνpantōnG3956of youὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771.

17ThisὉHoG3588greetingἀσπασμὸςaspasmosG783isin my ownG1699τῇtēaG3588handχειρὶcheiriG5495—PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972.ThisὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510mymarkσημεῖονsēmeionG4592inἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956letterἐπιστολῇ·epistolēaG1992;it is the wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779I writeγράφω.¶graphōG1125.

18TheἩHēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bewithμετὰmetaG3326allπάντωνpantōnG3956of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

A Warning against Idleness

Signature and Final Greetings

(1 Corinthians 16:19–24; Colossians 4:15–18)

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3