2TH 3:13 Parallel Verse View

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UST As for you fellow believers who are working hard, do not ever get tired of doing what is right!

AICNT But you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.

OEB You, friends, must not grow weary of doing what is right.

CSB But as for you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good.

NLT As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.

NIV And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.

CEV Dear friends, you must never become tired of doing right.

ESV As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.

NASB But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good.

LSB But as for you, brothers, do not lose heart in doing good.

WEBBE But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(10-13)Don’t you remember the rule we had when we lived with you? “If you don’t work, you don’t eat.” And now we’re getting reports that a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings are taking advantage of you. This must not be tolerated. We command them to get to work immediately—no excuses, no arguments—and earn their own keep. Friends, don’t slack off in doing your duty.

NET But you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing what is right.

LSV and you, brothers, may you not be weary doing well,

FBV Brothers and sisters, don't give up doing good.

TCNT But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.

T4T Fellow believers! Do not ever get tired of doing what is right!

LEB But as for you, brothers, do not be discouraged while[fn] doing what is right.

3:13 *Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“doing what is right”) which is understood as temporal

NRSV Brothers and sisters, do not be weary in doing what is right.

NKJV But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.

NAB But you, brothers, do not be remiss in doing good.

BBE And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.

Moff No Moff 2TH book available

Wymth But you, brethren, must not grow weary in the path of duty;

ASV But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

DRA But you, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

YLT and ye, brethren, may ye not be weary doing well,

Drby But ye, brethren, do not faint in well-doing.

RV But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

Wbstr But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

KJB-1769 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
(But ye/you_all, brethren/brothers, be not weary in well doing. )

KJB-1611 But ye, brethren, [fn]be not wearie in well doing.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

3:13 Or, faint not.

Bshps And ye brethren, be not weery in well doyng.
(And ye/you_all brethren/brothers, be not weary in well doyng.)

Gnva And ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
(And ye/you_all, brethren/brothers, be not weary in well doing. )

Cvdl Neuertheles brethren, be not ye weery of well doynge.
(Nevertheless brethren/brothers, be not ye/you_all weary of well doynge.)

TNT Brethren be not wery in well doynge.
(Brethren be not weary in well doynge. )

Wycl But nyle ye, britheren, faile wel doynge.
(But nyle ye/you_all, brethren/brothers, fail well doynge.)

Luth Ihr aber, liebe Brüder, werdet nicht verdrossen, Gutes zu tun!
(You but, liebe brothers, becomet not verdrossen, Goodness to tun!)

ClVg Vos autem, fratres, nolite deficere benefacientes.[fn]
(Vos however, brothers, nolite deficere benefacientes. )

3.13 Nolite deficere. Quia etsi operentur, possunt tamen nonnullis indigere. Et ideo monet, ne illi qui habebant unde servis Dei necessaria præberent, hac occasione pigrescerent. Non enim in reprehensionem venit qui humanus est in largiendo, sed hic qui, cum possit laborem ferre, otiose vult vitam agere.

3.13 Don't deficere. Because etsi operentur, possunt tamen nonnullis indigere. And ideo monet, not illi who habebant whence servis of_God necessaria præberent, hac occasione pigrescerent. Non because in reprehensionem he_came who humanus it_is in largiendo, but this qui, when/with possit laborem ferre, otiose vult life agere.

UGNT ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, μὴ ἐνκακήσητε καλοποιοῦντες.
(humeis de, adelfoi, maʸ enkakaʸsaʸte kalopoiountes.)

SBL-GNT ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, μὴ ⸀ἐγκακήσητε καλοποιοῦντες.
(humeis de, adelfoi, maʸ ⸀egkakaʸsaʸte kalopoiountes.)

TC-GNT Ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, μὴ [fn]ἐκκακήσητε καλοποιοῦντες.
(Humeis de, adelfoi, maʸ ekkakaʸsaʸte kalopoiountes. )

3:13 εκκακησητε ¦ εγκακησητε NA SBL TH ¦ ενκακησητε WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Work and Patronage

When Paul first visited Thessalonica, he taught the believers to work for a living rather than being unnecessarily dependent on others.

Yet some of the Thessalonians refused to work. Paul dealt with these idle Christians in his first letter to them (1 Thes 4:11-12; 5:14), but they remained entrenched and had not changed their ways. Why did they refuse to work? Possibly, these believers so vividly expected a quick return of the Lord that they gave up all work. Paul’s teaching about the coming of the Lord, however, never contradicted his basic instruction about the necessity of work (2 Thes 3:6, 10).

These idle Christians may have been clients of prominent patrons. Patronage was a fundamental feature of the Roman economic world. Rich patrons often supported numerous clients in various ways, such as by giving them food or money and by representing them in public assembly. Having numerous clients increased the honor of a patron. However, being a client brought social obligations that Paul would have wanted the Thessalonian believers to avoid, especially because their patrons were most likely non-Christians.

Paul set for the Thessalonians an example of self-reliance. While he was among them, he supported himself (1 Thes 2:9; 2 Thes 3:7-9). Although Paul believed that “those who work deserve to be fed” (see Matt 10:10; 1 Cor 9:13-16), he did not receive support from the Thessalonians (he did accept offerings from the Philippians, Phil 4:15-16). Paul wanted the Thessalonians to know that he did not come to them as a smooth talker hoping for monetary gain (1 Thes 2:5, 9). He wanted them to understand from his example how they themselves should live.

Passages for Further Study

Matt 10:10; 1 Cor 9:13-16; Phil 4:15-16; 1 Thes 2:5, 9; 4:11-12; 5:14; 2 Thes 3:6-10

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