2 Thessalonians 3:13
11 Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
12 We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
14 Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
15 Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
- KJV
- But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
- WEB
- But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.
- ASV
- But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.
- DARBY
- But *ye*, brethren, do not faint in well-doing.
- BLB
- Now you⁺, brothers, should not grow weary [in] well-doing.
- ÅB
- Men dere, brødre, bli ikke trette av å gjøre det som rett er!
- OTB
- Men når det gjelder dere, kjære venner, bli ikke trette av å gjøre godt.
- B1930
- Men I, brødre, bli ikke trette av å gjøre det som rett er!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 6:9–10
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Read in contextHebrews 12:3
Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:16
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:29–31
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
Read in contextLuke 18:1
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
Read in contextRevelation 2:3
Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:1
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
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