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2 Thessalonians 3:15
15Don’t think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister.
2 Thessalonians 3:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:15
13As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good. 14Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed. Don’t think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister. 16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all. 17Here is my greeting in my own handwriting—Paul. I do this in all my letters to prove they are from me.
Read all of 2 Thessalonians 32 Thessalonians 3:15 word by word
καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐχθρὸν ἡγεῖσθε, ἀλλὰ νουθετεῖτε ὡς ἀδελφόν.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 3:15
- Leviticus 19:17“Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5Then you must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed and he himself will be saved on the day the Lord returns.
- 2 Corinthians 2:6Most of you opposed him, and that was punishment enough.
- 2 Corinthians 10:8I may seem to be boasting too much about the authority given to us by the Lord. But our authority builds you up; it doesn’t tear you down. So I will not be ashamed of using my authority.
- 2 Corinthians 13:10I am writing this to you before I come, hoping that I won’t need to deal severely with you when I do come. For I want to use the authority the Lord has given me to strengthen you, not to tear you down.
- Galatians 6:1Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.
- Jude 1:22And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.
- Psalms 141:5Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don’t let me refuse it. But I pray constantly against the wicked and their deeds.
- Proverbs 9:9Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.
- Proverbs 25:12To one who listens, valid criticism is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
- Matthew 18:15“If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.
- 1 Corinthians 4:14I am not writing these things to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
- James 5:19My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back,
Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Count him not as an enemy - Consider him still more an enemy to himself than to you; and admonish him as a brother, though you have ceased to hold religious communion with him. His soul is still of infinite value; labor to get it saved.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother - This shows the true spirit in which discipline is to be administered in the Christian church. We are not to deal with a man as an adversary over whom we are to seek to gain a victory, but as an erring brother - a brother still, though he errs. There was necessity for this caution. There is great danger that when we undertake the work of discipline we shall forget that he who is the subject of…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. 15do not regard him as an enemy: In the ancient world, people broke social ties with enemies and took revenge against them. The apostle Paul warns the Thessalonians that discipline against Christians who disobey should not lead to this kind of attack (3:14). Instead, the church should treat them like family members, and act in hope that they will correct their behavior (1 Thessalonians 5:12, 14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. admonish him as a brother--not yet excommunicated (compare Le 19:17). Do not shun him in contemptuous silence, but tell him why he is so avoided (Mt 18:15; 1Th 5:14).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
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