1 Το λοιπόν προσεύχεσθε, αδελφοί, περί ημών, διά να τρέχη ο λόγος του Κυρίου και να δοξάζηται, καθώς και εις εσάς, 2 και διά να ελευθερωθώμεν από των παραλόγων και πονηρών ανθρώπων· διότι η πίστις δεν υπάρχει εις πάντας. 3 Πιστός όμως είναι ο Κύριος, όστις θέλει σας στηρίξει και φυλάξει από του πονηρού. 4 Έχομεν δε πεποίθησιν διά του Κυρίου εφ' υμάς ότι εκείνα, τα οποία σας παραγγέλλομεν, και πράττετε και θέλετε πράττει. 5 Ο δε Κύριος είθε να κατευθύνη τας καρδίας σας εις την αγάπην του Θεού και εις την προσδοκίαν του Χριστού. 6 Σας παραγγέλλομεν δε, αδελφοί, εν ονόματι του Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού, να απομακρύνησθε από παντός αδελφού ατάκτως περιπατούντος και ουχί κατά την παράδοσιν, την οποίαν παρέλαβε παρ' ημών. 7 Επειδή σεις εξεύρετε πως πρέπει να μιμήσθε ημάς, διότι δεν εφέρθημεν ατάκτως μεταξύ σας, 8 ουδέ εφάγομεν δωρεάν άρτον παρά τινός, αλλά μετά κόπου και μόχθου, νύκτα και ημέραν εργαζόμενοι, διά να μη επιβαρύνωμεν μηδένα υμών· 9 ουχί διότι δεν έχομεν εξουσίαν, αλλά διά να σας δώσωμεν εαυτούς τύπον εις το να μιμήσθε ημάς. 10 Διότι και ότε ήμεθα παρ' υμίν, τούτο σας παρηγγέλλομεν, ότι εάν τις δεν θέλη να εργάζηται, μηδέ ας τρώγη. 11 Επειδή ακούομέν τινάς ότι περιπατούσι μεταξύ σας ατάκτως, μη εργαζόμενοι μηδέν, αλλά περιεργαζόμενοι· 12 παραγγέλλομεν δε εις τους τοιούτους και προτρέπομεν διά του Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού, να τρώγωσι τον άρτον αυτών εργαζόμενοι μετά ησυχίας. 13 Σεις δε, αδελφοί, μη αποκάμητε πράττοντες το καλόν. 14 Και εάν τις δεν υπακούη εις τον λόγον ημών τον διά της επιστολής, τούτον σημειόνετε και μη συναναστρέφεσθε μετ' αυτού, διά να εντραπή· 15 πλην μη θεωρείτε αυτόν ως εχθρόν, αλλά νουθετείτε ως αδελφόν. 16 Αυτός δε ο Κύριος της ειρήνης είθε να σας δώση την ειρήνην διαπαντός εν παντί τρόπω. Ο Κύριος είη μετά πάντων υμών. 17 Ο ασπασμός εγράφη με την χείρα εμού του Παύλου, το οποίον είναι σημείον εν πάση επιστολή· ούτω γράφω. 18 Η χάρις του Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού είη μετά πάντων υμών· αμήν.
2 Thessalonians · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
2 Thessalonians 3 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Cross references (18)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Thessalonians 5:25; Colossians 4:3; 1 Corinthians 16:9; Ephesians 6:19–20; Acts 19:20
- 2 2 Corinthians 4:3–4; Romans 15:31; Deuteronomy 32:20; Romans 10:16; Luke 18:8
- 3 2 Timothy 4:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Psalm 121:7; 1 Corinthians 1:9
- 4 Philippians 1:6; Philemon 21; 1 Thessalonians 4:10; 2 Corinthians 2:3; Philippians 2:12
- 5 Psalm 119:36; 1 Chronicles 29:18; Deuteronomy 30:6; 1 John 4:19; Hebrews 12:2–3
- 6 2 Thessalonians 3:10–11; 2 Thessalonians 3:7; Colossians 3:17; Romans 16:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:14
- 7 2 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:9; 1 Corinthians 4:16; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Titus 2:7
- 8 Matthew 6:11; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; Ephesians 4:28; Acts 18:3; 1 Corinthians 4:12
- 9 2 Thessalonians 3:7; 1 Corinthians 9:4–14; 1 Thessalonians 2:6; Galatians 6:6; John 13:15
- 10 Genesis 3:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:25
- 11 1 Timothy 5:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; 1 Peter 4:15
- 12 Ephesians 4:28; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:8; Luke 11:3; Proverbs 17:1
- 13 Galatians 6:9–10; Hebrews 12:3; 2 Corinthians 4:1; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Isaiah 40:29–31
- 14 Titus 3:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 5:11; Psalm 83:16; 1 Thessalonians 4:8
- 15 Titus 3:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 1 Corinthians 4:14; Galatians 6:1
- 16 Psalm 29:11; John 16:33; Matthew 1:23; John 14:27; Romans 15:33
- 17 1 Corinthians 16:21; Colossians 4:18; 2 Thessalonians 1:5; Joshua 2:12; 1 Samuel 17:18
- 18 Romans 16:20; Romans 16:23
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Neither ought we, having committed everything to the prayers of the Saints, to be idle ourselves, and run into wickedness, and to lay hold of nothing; nor again when working good to despise that succor. For great indeed are the things which prayer for us can effect, but it is when we ourselves also work.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
Since Paul also, having made infinite complaints, and said, "If any will not work, neither let him eat," stopped not at this, but added, "But ye, be not weary in well doing." "Nay, but these things are contradictory.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
We have learnt from the Apostle, "the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patient waiting for Christ" for our tribulations.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
But although Paul saith, "If any will not work, neither let him eat," to them he saith it; but to us he saith not this, but, on the contrary, "Be not weary in well doing." Even thus do we at home; when any two are striving with each other, we take each apart, and give them the opposite advice.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
if where they are strangers they shine so bright, how great will they become when they shall have won their native land!" Thus they too will be reformed, and the word of godliness "will have free course," not less than in the apostles' times.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)