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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed.

Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:14

12Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. 13And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good. 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. 15Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer. 16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and 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, and follow carefully these decrees.
• Proverbs 5:13I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors.
• Zephaniah 3:2She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord, she does not draw near to her God.
• 2 Corinthians 2:9Another reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
• 2 Corinthians 7:15And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers that you were all obedient, receiving him with fear and trembling.
• 2 Corinthians 10:6And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
• Philippians 2:12Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
• Philemon 1:21Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
• Hebrews 13:17Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:6In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.
• Matthew 18:17If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
• Romans 16:17I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
• 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—
• Numbers 12:14The Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.”
• Ezra 9:6and prayed: “I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached 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