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 such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat. 13But you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing what is right. But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed. 15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

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 16:12Furthermore, remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so be careful to observe these statutes.
• Proverbs 5:13For I did not obey my teachers and I did not heed my instructors.
• Zephaniah 3:2She is disobedient; she refuses correction. She does not trust the Lord; she does not seek the advice of her God.
• 2 Corinthians 2:9For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.
• 2 Corinthians 7:15And his affection for you is much greater when he remembers the obedience of you all, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
• 2 Corinthians 10:6We are also ready to punish every act of disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.
• Philippians 2:12So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
• Philemon 1:21Since I was confident that you would obey, I wrote to you, because I knew that you would do even more than what I am asking you to do.
• Hebrews 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. Let them do this with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:6But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.
• Matthew 18:17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.
• Romans 16:17Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!
• 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
• Numbers 12:14The Lord said to Moses, “If her father had only spit in her face, would she not have been disgraced for seven days? Shut her out from the camp seven days, and afterward she can be brought back in again.”
• Ezra 9:6I prayed, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to 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