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2 Thessalonians 3:12
12We have something to say to people who are lazy like that. We warn them with the authority that the Lord Jesus Christ gives to us. They must stop causing trouble. They must work properly, so that they get their own food to eat.
2 Thessalonians 3:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
- New International Version (NIV)Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.
Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:12
10Even when we were there with you, we told you this rule: ‘If anyone refuses to work, you should not give food to him.’ 11We say this because someone has told us news about you. They have told us that some people among you are living in a lazy way. Those people do not work at their own jobs. Instead, they cause trouble to other people who are working. We have something to say to people who are lazy like that. We warn them with the authority that the Lord Jesus Christ gives to us. They must stop causing trouble. They must work properly, so that they get their own food to eat. 13But you must never stop doing what is right, our Christian friends, even when it causes trouble for you. 14Maybe someone among you will not obey the message that we have written in this letter. Make sure that everyone knows about someone like that. Do not be friends with him, so that he may become ashamed.
Read all of 2 Thessalonians 32 Thessalonians 3:12 word by word
Τοῖς δὲ τοιούτοις παραγγέλλομεν καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ ἵνα μετὰ ἡσυχίας ἐργαζόμενοι τὸν ἑαυτῶν ἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Nowδέde · thenG1161
- them that are suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
- we commandπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- exhortπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- quietnessἡσυχίαhēsuchia · quietnessG2271
- they workἐργάζομαιergazomai · to workG2038
- eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
- their ownἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 3:12
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6Our friends, you must stay away from every believer who is living in a lazy way. We tell you this with the authority that the Lord Jesus Christ gives to us. Lazy people like that are not living in the way that we taught you.
- Genesis 49:14Issachar is like a strong donkey that is lying down between two of its bags.
- Proverbs 17:1It is better to eat a piece of dry bread in a quiet place, than to eat a big feast in a house full of arguments.
- Ecclesiastes 4:6It is good to have only a little food and be happy. That is better than too much hard work that gives you a lot of food. It is as useless as somebody who tries to catch the wind.
- Ephesians 4:28Any of you who robbed people before must now stop taking things. Instead, you should work hard with your own hands. Then you will be able to share what you have with people who are poor.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11Try very much to live at peace with other people. Work hard at your own job. We have already told you that you must do these things.
- 1 Timothy 2:2Pray in that way for kings and for all rulers and people who have authority. Pray for God to help them, so that we may live our lives without trouble or danger. Then we can live in a good way that respects God and other people.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8We always paid for the food that anyone gave to us. We worked hard all the time, during the day and at night. We did that so that we would not make trouble for any of you.
- Luke 11:3Please give to us the food that we need each day.
Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12With quietness they work - ̔· With silence; leaving their tale-bearing and officious intermeddling. Less noise and more work! That - they work, and eat their own bread - Their own bread, because earned by their own honest industry. What a degrading thing to live on the bounty or mercy of another, while a man is able to acquire his own livelihood! He who can submit to this has lost the spirit of independence; and has in him a beggar's heart, and is capable…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus - A more solemn command and appeal to do what he had before enjoined on all of them; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; see the notes on that verse.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. 12Paul emphasizes the strength of the command by referring to the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ (as in 3:6; 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2). begin working quietly: This means to live a quiet life instead of concerning oneself with other people's activities (see 1 Thessalonians 4:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. by--The oldest manuscripts read, "IN the Lord Jesus." So the Greek, 1Th 4:1, implying the sphere wherein such conduct is appropriate and consistent. "We exhort you thus, as ministers IN Christ, exhorting our people IN Christ." with quietness--quiet industry; laying aside restless, bustling, intermeddling officiousness (2Th 3:11). their own--bread earned by themselves, not another's bread (2Th 3:8).Read the comment
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- 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
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