2 Thessalonians 2:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. ”

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore - In view of the fact that you are thus chosen from eternity, and that you are to be raised up to such honor and glory. Stand fast - Amidst all the temptations which surround you; c...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(11) Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. (11) The conclusion: it remains then that we continue in the doctrine which...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Further Thanksgiving and Prayer. In contrast to the men mentioned in 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 , Paul thanks God for the Christians whom God chose for salvation. The paragraph concludes with a brief...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

stand fast . See 1 Thessalonians 3:8 . hold . lay hold on, hold fast. traditions . Greek. paradosis, as in 2 Thessalonians 3:6 . our . Should come after "by".
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He deduces this exhortation on good grounds from what goes before, inasmuch as our steadfastness and power of perseverance rest on nothing else than assurance of divine grace. When, however, Go...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Therefore, brethren, stand fast - Their obtaining eternal glory depended on their...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The traditions— This probably refers to the prophesy concerning the man of sin in the preceding verses, and to the explication which the apostle had given of some particulars respecting it by wor...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Therefore. God's sovereign choice, so far from being a ground for inaction...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Great Apostasy 2. Spirit] i.e. a pretended revelation uttered by a false prophet. Letter as from us ] perhaps a forged letter (the probable meaning), cp. 2 Thessalonians 3:17 , or a misunder...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Therefore, brethren, stand fast. — Such an exhortation is, in itself, conclusive against a theory of irreversible predestination. “Because God chose you from eternity, and called you in time, there...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 21 THE THEOLOGY OF PAUL 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 (R.V.) THE first part of this chapter is mysterious, awful, and oppressive. It deals with the principle of evil in the world, its secret...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Held Firm and Guarded from Evil 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 This closing section is full of comfort and inspiration. Believers in Christ are the beloved of God; their salva...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle now stated clearly the order of events connected with the Second Advent of Jesus. He first announced the distinction between the two things that they were evidently confusing: ''the Comin...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(13) В¶ But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Therefore, brethren, stand fast ,.... In the doctrine of the Gospel in general, and in the article of Christ's second coming in particular, and not in the least waver about the thing itself, nor be...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Ver. 15. Stand fast ] Though never so many fall from the faith. Falling stars...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Therefore, brethren, stand fast In your adherence to the truth and possession of the grace of the gospel; and hold Without adding to or diminishing from them; the traditions which ye have been t...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In the first twelve verses of this chapter we are now presented with the striking, central message of the epistle. These things are not intended to satisfy indolent curiosity or to stir the excitemen...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Apostasy Foretold. A. D. 52. 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethr...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The former verses contained consolation, this is an exhortation: the apostle had assured them of their being elected and called, yet exhorts them to their duty. Assurance of salvation doth not encour...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘So then, brothers and sisters, stand fast, and hold the traditions which you were taught whether by word or by letter from us.' Because of this working of God in His own they are exhorted to ‘stand...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 2 Thessalonians 2:15 . Stand fast. —Ready for any shock which may come unexpectedly through the insidious methods of Antichrist. Hold the traditions. —As if the a...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 . Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Thessalonians 2:1 . We beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord, the only hope of the saints, and by our gathering together to him. By the coming of our Lord reference must be had to t...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION CONTENTS .—The apostle now proceeds to the principal object which he had in view in writing this Epistle. The Thessalonians had adopted erroneous notions concerning the advent; they...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul commends, counsels, and comforts his readers:
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 11:2 ; 1 Corinthians 15:58 ; 1 Corinthians 16:13 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:2 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:14 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:6 ; Jude 1:3 ; Philippians 4:1 ; Romans 16:17
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Second Coming in Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS You are, perhaps, aware that the Second Coming of Christ holds a very important place in both of Paul's Epistles to...
2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hold — Without adding to, or diminishing from, the traditions which ye have been taught — The truths which I have delivered to you. Whether by word or by our epistle — He preached before he wrote....

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes