2 Thessalonians 3:14

2 Thessalonians 3:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
• New International Version (NIV)Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle, note that person and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:14

12Now we command and exhort such people by the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and provide for themselves. 13But as for you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good. If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don’t associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. 15Yet don’t consider him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. 16May the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

2 Thessalonians 3:14 word by word

Εἰ δέ τις οὐχ ὑπακούει τῷ λόγῳ ἡμῶν διὰ τῆς ἐπιστολῆς, τοῦτον σημειοῦσθε μὴ συναναμίγνυσθαι αὐτῷ ἵνα ἐντραπῇ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• obeyὑπακούωhupakouō · to obeyG5219
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• this epistleἐπιστολήepistolē · epistleG1992
• noteσημειόωsēmeioō · to noteG4593
• that manοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• haveσυναναμίγνυμιsunanamignumi · to associate withG4874
• noμήmē · notG3361
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• he may be ashamedἐντρέπωentrepō · to cause shameG1788

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 3:14

• Deuteronomy 16:12Remember that you were slaves in Egypt; carefully follow these statutes.
• Proverbs 5:13I didn’t obey my teachers or listen closely to my instructors.
• Zephaniah 3:2She has not obeyed; she has not accepted discipline. She has not trusted in the Lord; she has not drawn near to her God.
• 2 Corinthians 2:9I wrote for this purpose: to test your character to see if you are obedient in everything.
• 2 Corinthians 7:15And his affection toward you is even greater as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you received him with fear and trembling.
• 2 Corinthians 10:6And we are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
• Philippians 2:12Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
• Philemon 1:21Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
• Hebrews 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, since they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live according to the tradition received from us.
• Matthew 18:17If he doesn’t pay attention to them, tell the church. If he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like a Gentile and a tax collector to you.
• Romans 16:17Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them,
• 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote to you in a letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
• Numbers 12:14The Lord answered Moses, “If her father had merely spit in her face, wouldn’t she remain in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”
• Ezra 9:6And I said: My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward you, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14If any man obey not - They had disobeyed his word in the first epistle, and the Church still continued to bear with them; now he tells the Church, if they still continue to disregard what is said to them, and particularly his word by this second epistle, they are to mark them as being totally incorrigible, and have no fellowship with them. Some construe the words with · Give me information of that man by a letter - let me hear of his continued obstinacy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And if any man obey not our word by this epistle - Margin, “or signify that man by an epistle.” According to the marginal reading this would mean “signify, mark out, or designate that man to me by an epistle.” The difference is merely whether we unite the words “by the epistle” with what goes before, or what follows. The Greek would admit of either construction (Winer, p. 93), but it seems to me that the construction in the text is the correct one…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 6-15 Those who have received the gospel, are to live according to the gospel. Such as could work, and would not, were not to be maintained in idleness. Christianity is not to countenance slothfulness, which would consume what is meant to encourage the industrious, and to support the sick and afflicted. Industry in our callings as men, is a duty required by our calling as Christians. But some expected to be maintained in idleness, and indulged a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Paul hoped the Christians who disobeyed and were separated from the community would feel ashamed and ask God to forgive them (see study note on 3:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. note that man--mark him in your own mind as one to be avoided (2Th 3:6). that he may be ashamed--Greek, "made to turn and look into himself, and so be put to shame." Feeling himself shunned by godly brethren, he may become ashamed of his course.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