2 THESSALONIANS 2:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.”
So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter — the exhortation (stekō, hold firm) is grounded in apostolic tradition (paradosis). Both oral and written instruction carry equal authority; fidelity to received truth is the antidote to deception.
Church Fathers on 2 Thessalonians 2:15
Hence it is manifest, that they did not deliver all things by Epistle, but many things also unwritten, and in like manner both the one and the other are worthy of credit. Therefore let us think the tradition of the Church also worthy of credit. It is a tradition, seek no farther. Here he shows that there were many who were shaken.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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