2 Thessalonians 3:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Thessalonians 3:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Thessalonians 3:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Thessalonians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Thessalonians 3:12 — KJV
“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 3:12 (KJV)
2 Thessalonians 3:12 in Context — About the Book of 2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians steadies a church shaken by false reports that the day of the Lord had already come. Paul untangles end-times confusion, commands dignified work over idle speculation, and prays strength into anxious hearts: may the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.
Cross-References for 2 Thessalonians 3:12
“For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.”
Shares key themes with 2 Thessalonians 3:12: now, command, lord
“Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Thessalonians 3:12: now, lord, work
“For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.”
Shares key themes with 2 Thessalonians 3:12: such, lord, jesus
“For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”
Shares key themes with 2 Thessalonians 3:12: now, lord, jesus
“Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.”
Shares key themes with 2 Thessalonians 3:12: now, command, lord
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