2 Thessalonians 3:10

“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”

"For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat." - 2 Thessalonians 3:10
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What does 2 Thessalonians 3:10 mean?

2 Thessalonians 3:10 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat." This verse is part of a letter written by the apostle Paul to the church in Thessalonica. In this…

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The Divine Imperative of Diligence: A Reflection on 2 Thessalonians 3:10

In our pursuit of spiritual maturity and a faithful walk with God, we often encounter biblical teachings that challenge our understanding of faith and its practical implications in our daily lives. One such passage is found in 2 Thessalonians 3:10, which states, "For even when…

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Prayer of Diligence and Provision

Heavenly Father, As I come before Your throne of grace today, I am reminded of the profound wisdom found in the words of 2 Thessalonians 3:10, which declares, "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat." Lord, these…

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2 Thessalonians 3:10 - "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 - "For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat." We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat."
"For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat." We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat." - 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
"For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat." We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat." - 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
2 Thessalonians 3:6-7
2 Thessalonians 3:13 - "But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing."
2 Thessalonians 3:3 - "But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil."
2 Thessalonians 2:10 - "And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved."
2 Thessalonians 3:15 - "Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother."
1 Thessalonians 2:3 - "For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:"
2 Thessalonians 3:2 - "And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith."
2 Thessalonians 3:18 - "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."
1 Thessalonians 3:10 - "Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?"
2 Thessalonians 3:5 - "And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ."
2 Thessalonians 3:7 - "For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;"
"But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing." - 2 Thessalonians 3:13
2 Thessalonians 3:11 - "For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies."
2 Thessalonians 3:9 - "Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us."
2 Thessalonians 3:17 - "The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write."
1 Thessalonians 2:10 - "Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:"
2 Thessalonians 3:16 - "Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all."
2 Thessalonians 3:1 - "Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:"
2 Thessalonians 3:12 - "Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread."
2 Thessalonians 3:14 - "And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed."
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;"
2 Thessalonians 3:4 - "And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you."
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." - 2 Thessalonians 3:18
2 Thessalonians 1:10 - "When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day."
"Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother." - 2 Thessalonians 3:15