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 Living Translation (NLT)Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer.

Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:2

1Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. 3But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. 4And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you.

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 15:31that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
• 1 Corinthians 15:32If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
• 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:18Therefore we wanted to come to you—even I, Paul, time and again—but Satan hindered us.
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
• Deuteronomy 32:20And He said: ‘I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end will be, For they are a perverse generation, Children in whom is no faith.
• Matthew 17:17Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.”
• Matthew 23:23“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
• Luke 18:8I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
• John 2:23Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did.
• Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul.
• Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren.
• Acts 17:5But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
• Acts 28:24And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
• Romans 10:16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
• 2 Corinthians 4:3But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled 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