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, pray for us, brothers and sisters, that the Lord’s message may spread quickly and be honored as in fact it was among you, and that we may be delivered from perverse and evil people. For not all have faith. 3But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. 4And we are confident about you in the Lord that you are both doing – and will do – what we are commanding.

2 Thessalonians 3:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

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

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 3:2

• Romans 15:31Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
• 1 Corinthians 15:32If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:18For we wanted to come to you (I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us.
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!
• Deuteronomy 32:20He said, “I will reject them, I will see what will happen to them; for they are a perverse generation, children who show no loyalty.
• Matthew 17:17Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me.”
• Matthew 23:23“Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law – justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.
• Luke 18:8I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
• John 2:23Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing.
• Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.
• Acts 14:2But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
• Acts 17:5But the Jews became jealous, and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason’s house, trying to find Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly.
• Acts 28:24Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
• Romans 10:16But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
• 2 Corinthians 4:3But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only 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