2 Thessalonians 3:12 - Exposition

Now them that are such we command and exhort by (or, as the best manuscripts read, in ) our Lord Jesus Christ ; in him, as the source of authority; "In his Name." That with quietness. In contrast to being busybodies, with calmness of spirit, freedom from excitement. They work, and eat their own bread; not the bread of others, but their own, for which they have laboured and which they have earned. They would thus be independent of the liberality and generosity of others. (For similar exhortations, see 1 Thessalonians 4:11 ; Ephesians 4:28 .)