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2 Thessalonians 3:4 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 4. 4And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
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Role in This Section
Locates the writers' confidence about continuing obedience in the Lord rather than in human control.
Read It With
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5
Read 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5 as a complete movement. The opening 'finally' introduces reciprocal prayer and assurance in verses 1–5. Verse 6 shifts to a formal command about members living disorderly. The writers ask prayer for rapid, honored spread of the Lord's word and rescue from harmful people, then contrast unreliable human belief with the faithful Lord who establishes and guards the church and directs hearts into God's love and Christ's endurance.
Why It Needs Context
This line performs its stated role only inside 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5; separating it would hide the movement from Chapter 2 ends by asking Jesus and the Father to comfort and establish the readers in good word and work. to Verses 6–12 command a response to members whose disorderly refusal of responsible work disrupts community life.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5 — Pray for the Word's Advance and Trust the Faithful LordSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: The exact pinned KJV wording and immediate English context for 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5.
Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5; archive and normalized-corpus SHA-256 values are recorded in the library policy.
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: The critically edited Greek wording, connective structure, lexical forms, and variation markers.
Exact location: Official SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/2Thess.txt, 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5.
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