2 Thessalonians 3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Thessalonians 3:1

May run — Go on swiftly, without any interruption. And be glorified — Acknowledged as divine, and bring forth much fruit.
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All men have not faith — And all men who have not are more or less unreasonable and wicked men.
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Who will stablish you — That cleave to him by faith. And guard you from the evil one — And all his instruments.
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We trust in the Lord concerning you — Thus only should we trust in any man.
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Now the Lord — The Spirit, whose proper work this is. Direct — Lead you straight forward. Into the patience of Christ — Of which he set you a pattern.
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That walketh disorderly — Particularly by not working. Not according to the tradition he received of us — The admonition we gave, both by word of mouth, and in our former epistle.
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Neither let him eat — Do not maintain him in idleness.
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Doing nothing, but being busybodies — To which idleness naturally disposes.
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Work quietly — Letting the concerns of other people alone.
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Have no company with him — No intimacy, no familiarity, no needless correspondence.
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Admonish him as a brother — Tell him lovingly of the reason why you shun him.
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The Lord of peace — Christ. Give you peace by all means — In every way and manner.