2 Thessalonians 3
Verse 1 May run - Go on swiftly, without any interruption. And be glorified - Acknowledged as divine, and bring forth much fruit. Verse 2 All men have not faith - And all men who have not are more or less unreasonable and wicked men. Verse 3 Who will stablish you - That cleave to him by faith. And guard you from the evil one - And all his instruments. Verse 4 We trust in the Lord concerning you - Thus only should we trust in any man. Verse 5 Now the Lord - The Spirit, whose proper work this is. Direct - Lead you straight forward. Into the patience of Christ - Of which he set you a pattern. Verse 6 That walketh disorderly - Particularly by not working. Not according to the tradition he received of us - The admonition we gave, both by word of mouth, and in our former epistle. Verse 10 Neither let him eat - Do not maintain him in idleness. Verse 11 Doing nothing, but being busybodies - To which idleness naturally disposes. Verse 12 Work quietly - Letting the concerns of other people alone. Verse 14 Have no company with him - No intimacy, no familiarity, no needless correspondence. Verse 15 Admonish him as a brother - Tell him lovingly of the reason why you shun him. Verse 16 The Lord of peace - Christ. Give you peace by all means - In every way and manner.