2 Thessalonians 3:6-18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

The apostle having commended their obedience for the time past, and mentioned his confidence in their obedience for the time to come, proceeds to give them commands and directions to some who were faulty, correcting some things that were amiss among them. Observe, The best society of Christians may have some faulty persons among them, and some things that ought to be reformed. Perfection is not to be found on this side heaven: but evil manners beget good laws; the disorders that Paul heard of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18

In this conclusion of the epistle we have the apostle's benediction and prayers for these Thessalonians. Let us desire them for ourselves and our friend. There are three blessings pronounced upon them, or desired for them:? I. That God would give them peace. Note, 1. Peace is the blessing pronounced or desired. By peace we may understand all manner of prosperity; here it may signify, in particular, peace with God, peace in their own minds and consciences, peace among themselves, and peace with... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18

3:6-18 Brothers, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, keep yourselves from every brother who behaves like a truant from duty and who does not conduct himself in accordance with the teaching which they received from us, for you yourselves know that you must imitate us because we never played the truant from work when we were among you nor did we eat bread which we had received from you without paying for it, but in labour and toil we kept on working night and day so that we... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:6

Now we command you, brethren ,.... The apostle is now come to the main thing itself he has in view in this part of the epistle, which is to encourage a regard to the discipline of God's house; and to exhort this church to excommunicate, or remove from communion, all disorderly persons; and those who are to do this he points out, and calls upon, and even commands; and these are the fraternity, the "brethren", the society of believers, all the members of the church; for to them to whom belongs... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:7

For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us ,.... The apostle goes on to dissuade from that which denominates persons disorderly walkers, and exposes them to the censure of the church, and that partly by the example of the apostles, and partly by their command. He appeals to them, to their knowledge and judgment, it being a thing well known to them, that they ought to walk as they had the apostles for ensamples; for who should they follow but their spiritual fathers, shepherds, and guides?... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:8

Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought .... Or freely, at free cost, without paying for it; he signifies, that what they ate, they bought with their own money, and lived on no man, without giving him a valuable consideration for what they had; though if they had not paid in money for their food, they would not have ate it for nought, since they laboured among them in preaching the Gospel to them; and such labourers are worthy of their maintenance, Luke 10:7 though the former sense... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:9

Not because we have not power ,.... To forbear working, or require a maintenance from the churches to whom we minister, since Christ has ordained, that they that preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel; see 1 Corinthians 9:4 . This the apostle says to preserve their right of claim, when and where they should think fit to make use of it; and lest other ministers of the word, who could not support themselves as they did, should be hurt by such an example; and lest covetous men should... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:10

For even when we were with you ,.... At Thessalonica in person, and first preached the Gospel to them, we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat ; the Ethiopic version reads in the singular number, "when I was with you, I commanded you"; using the above words, which were a sort of a proverb with the Jews, and is frequently used by them, דאי לא אכיל , or לעי לא נגיס , "that if a man would not work, he should not eat" F17 Bereshit Rabba, sect. 14.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:11

For we hear that there are some ,.... This is the reason of the order or command given in 2 Thessalonians 3:6 for withdrawing from disorderly persons. When the apostle was with them, he observed that there were idle persons among them, and therefore gave orders then, that if they would not work, they should not eat; and in his former epistle, having intelligence that there were still such persons among them, he exhorts them to their duty, and puts the church upon admonishing them; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now them that are such ,.... For this was not the case and character of them all. Did such practices generally obtain, no community, civil or religious, could subsist. And the apostle wisely distinguishes them from others, that the innocent might not be involved in the charge. We command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ ; using both authority and entreaty; taking every way to reclaim them, commanding in the name of Christ and beseeching for the sake of Christ that with quietness... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:12

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