2 Thessalonians 3:12

2 Thessalonians 3:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
• New International Version (NIV)Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:12

10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. 13But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. 14And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

2 Thessalonians 3:12 word by word

Τοῖς δὲ τοιούτοις παραγγέλλομεν καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ ἵνα μετὰ ἡσυχίας ἐργαζόμενοι τὸν ἑαυτῶν ἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν.Read the interlinear

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• them that are suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• we commandπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• exhortπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• quietnessἡσυχίαhēsuchia · quietnessG2271
• they workἐργάζομαιergazomai · to workG2038
• eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• their ownἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 3:12

• 2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
• Genesis 49:14Issachar is a strong donkey couching down between two burdens:
• Proverbs 17:1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
• Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
• Ephesians 4:28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
• 1 Timothy 2:2For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:8Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
• Luke 11:3Give us day by day our daily bread.

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12With quietness they work - ̔· With silence; leaving their tale-bearing and officious intermeddling. Less noise and more work! That - they work, and eat their own bread - Their own bread, because earned by their own honest industry. What a degrading thing to live on the bounty or mercy of another, while a man is able to acquire his own livelihood! He who can submit to this has lost the spirit of independence; and has in him a beggar's heart, and is capable…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus … - A more solemn command and appeal to do what he had before enjoined on all of them; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; see the notes on that verse.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. 12Paul emphasizes the strength of the command by referring to the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ (as in 3:6; 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2). begin working quietly: This means to live a quiet life instead of concerning oneself with other people's activities (see 1 Thessalonians 4:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. by--The oldest manuscripts read, "IN the Lord Jesus." So the Greek, 1Th 4:1, implying the sphere wherein such conduct is appropriate and consistent. "We exhort you thus, as ministers IN Christ, exhorting our people IN Christ." with quietness--quiet industry; laying aside restless, bustling, intermeddling officiousness (2Th 3:11). their own--bread earned by themselves, not another's bread (2Th 3:8).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Thessalonians 3:12

• Busybody
• Commandments
• Industry
• Labor
• Slothfulness

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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