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Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
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A Firm and Loving Appeal
Scholars note that Paul uses both a "command," asserting his apostolic authority, and an "exhortation," a heartfelt plea. He grounds this appeal "in the Lord Jesus Christ," reminding the idle that their shared faith calls them to a different way of life. This wasn't just a personal preference but a directive rooted in their identity as believers.
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2 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus, etc. A more solemn command and appeal to do what he had before enjoined on…
We command and exhort (παραγγελλομεν κα παρακαλουμεν). Paul asserts his authority as an apostle and pleads as a man and minister.<…
19th Century
Anglican
We command—This is the fourth time this severe word is used in this chapter. Perhaps “we order” might convey the meaning even more…
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Baptist
The best bread and the sweetest is our own. We are to work for it. We are to work with quietness. I suppose to some that is very hard work, but the…
Here the previously given rule (v.10) is repeated because of reports that the problem of loafing had recurred. People who came from Thessalonica to…
16th Century
Protestant
Now we command such. He corrects both of the faults he had mentioned—a blustering restlessness and withdrawal from useful employment. Acco…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now them that are such For this was not the case and character of them all. Did such practices generally obtain, no …
Those who have received the gospel are to live according to the gospel. Those who could work, and would not, were not to be maintained in idleness.…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle showed by his own example what he taught them: that they should not be burdensome but should work. Here, he shows…
