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2 Thessalonians 3:13
13And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.
2 Thessalonians 3:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.
- New Living Translation (NLT)As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.
Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:13
11We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. 12Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good. 14Take 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. 15Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.
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ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, μὴ ἐγκακήσητε καλοποιοῦντες.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 3:13
- Isaiah 40:30Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
- Malachi 1:13And you say, ‘What a burden!’ and you sniff at it contemptuously,” says the Lord Almighty. “When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands?” says the Lord.
- Romans 2:7To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
- 1 Corinthians 15:28When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
- Galatians 6:9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.
- Hebrews 12:3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
- Deuteronomy 20:8Then the officers shall add, “Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his fellow soldiers will not become disheartened too.”
- Psalms 27:13I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
- Isaiah 40:29He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
- Zephaniah 3:16On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp.
- Luke 18:1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
- 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.
- Hebrews 12:5And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
- Revelation 2:3You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Be not weary in well-doing - While ye stretch out no hand of relief to the indolent and lazy, do not forget the real poor - the genuine representatives of an impoverished Christ; and rather relieve a hundred undeserving objects, than pass by one who is a real object of charity.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing - Margin, “faint not.” The Greek means, properly, to turn out a coward; then to be faint-hearted, to despond. The idea is, that they were not to be discouraged from doing good to the truly worthy and deserving by the idleness and improper conduct of some who asked their assistance. They were, indeed, shiftless and worthless. They would not labor; they spent their time in intermeddling with the concerns of their…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. 13well-doing: Paul encouraged the Thessalonians to help those truly in need, not those who are lazy and dependent (see Galatians 6:9–10; 2 Thessalonians 3:7–8, 10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. be not weary--The oldest manuscripts read, "Be not cowardly in"; do not be wanting in strenuousness in doing well. Edmunds explains it: Do not culpably neglect to do well, namely, with patient industry do your duty in your several callings. In contrast to the "disorderly, not-working busybodies" (2Th 3:11; compare Ga 6:9).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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