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2 Thessalonians 3:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.


2 Thessalonians 3:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Thessalonians 3:413 words
GreekMeaning
πεποίθαμενpepoithamen
We have been persuadedverbG3982
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
κυρίῳkyriō
the LordnounG2962
ἐφ’eph’
as toprepositionG1909
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ha
the things thatrelative pronounG3739
παραγγέλλομενparangellomen
we commandverbG3853
καὶkai
bothwordG2532
ποιεῖτεpoieite
you are doingverbG4160
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ποιήσετεpoiēsete
you will doverbG4160
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Thessalonians 3:4

Neither ought we, having committed everything to the prayers of the Saints, to be idle ourselves, and run into wickedness, and to lay hold of nothing; nor again when working good to despise that succor. For great indeed are the things which prayer for us can effect, but it is when we ourselves also work. For this reason Paul also, praying for them, and again giving them assurance from the promise, says, “But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on Second Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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