1 Lastly, brothers and sisters, please pray for us, so that the Lord's message may spread and be truly appreciated, just as it is by you— 2 and that we may be kept safe from immoral and evil men, because not everyone trusts in God. 3 But the Lord is trustworthy and will strengthen you, and protect you from the evil one. 4 We have great confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we told you. 5 May the Lord lead you into a deeper understanding of God's love for you and the endurance of Christ. 6 Now we want to tell you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, not to associate with any believer who can't be bothered to work for their living—those who don't follow the teachings they learned from us. 7 You certainly know that you should follow our example, because while we were with you we weren't lazy, 8 —we didn't eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead we worked hard day and night so we wouldn't be a burden to any of you. 9 Not that we don't have the right to do so—but we wanted to be an example to you, so that you could copy what we did. 10 Even while we were with you we gave strict instructions that anybody who didn't want to work shouldn't eat. 11 But now we hear that there are some lazy busybodies among you who don't work at all. 12 We're ordering such people, urging them in the Lord Jesus, to settle down and work to pay for their own food. 13 Brothers and sisters, don't give up doing good. 14 Take note of anyone who doesn't do what we're telling you in this letter, and make sure you don't associate with them, so that they may become embarrassed. 15 Don't consider them enemies, but warn them as a brother or sister. 16 May the Lord of peace himself grant you peace in every situation in every way. May the Lord be with all of you. 17 Notice the greeting to you from me, Paul, in my own handwriting. This is my signature on every letter I write. 18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
2 Tesalonicenses · Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
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Referencias cruzadas (18)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Tesalonicenses 5:25; Colosenses 4:3; 1 Corintios 16:9; Efesios 6:19–20; Hechos 19:20
- 2 2 Corintios 4:3–4; Romanos 15:31; Deuteronomio 32:20; Romanos 10:16; Lucas 18:8
- 3 2 Timoteo 4:18; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:24; 1 Corintios 10:13; Salmo 121:7; 1 Corintios 1:9
- 4 Filipenses 1:6; Filemón 21; 1 Tesalonicenses 4:10; 2 Corintios 2:3; Filipenses 2:12
- 5 Salmo 119:36; 1 Crónicas 29:18; Deuteronomio 30:6; 1 Juan 4:19; Hebreos 12:2–3
- 6 2 Tesalonicenses 3:10–11; 2 Tesalonicenses 3:7; Colosenses 3:17; Romanos 16:17; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:14
- 7 2 Tesalonicenses 3:6; 2 Tesalonicenses 3:9; 1 Corintios 4:16; 1 Corintios 11:1; Tito 2:7
- 8 Mateo 6:11; 1 Tesalonicenses 2:9; Efesios 4:28; Hechos 18:3; 1 Corintios 4:12
- 9 2 Tesalonicenses 3:7; 1 Corintios 9:4–14; 1 Tesalonicenses 2:6; Gálatas 6:6; Juan 13:15
- 10 Génesis 3:19; 1 Tesalonicenses 4:11; Proverbios 13:4; Proverbios 20:4; Proverbios 21:25
- 11 1 Timoteo 5:13; 1 Tesalonicenses 4:11; 2 Tesalonicenses 3:6; 1 Pedro 4:15
- 12 Efesios 4:28; 1 Tesalonicenses 4:11; 2 Tesalonicenses 3:8; Lucas 11:3; Proverbios 17:1
- 13 Gálatas 6:9–10; Hebreos 12:3; 2 Corintios 4:1; 2 Corintios 4:16; Isaías 40:29–31
- 14 Tito 3:10; 2 Tesalonicenses 3:6; 1 Corintios 5:11; Salmo 83:16; 1 Tesalonicenses 4:8
- 15 Tito 3:10; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:14; 1 Corintios 5:5; 1 Corintios 4:14; Gálatas 6:1
- 16 Salmo 29:11; Juan 16:33; Mateo 1:23; Juan 14:27; Romanos 15:33
- 17 1 Corintios 16:21; Colosenses 4:18; 2 Tesalonicenses 1:5; Josué 2:12; 1 Samuel 17:18
- 18 Romanos 16:20; Romanos 16:23
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Lo que dijeron los Padres
Pasajes de los Padres de la Iglesia que comentan o citan este capítulo, tal como aparecen en la edición de Schaff (traducciones inglesas del siglo XIX, de dominio público). Los textos están en inglés.
Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
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.
Leer en contexto · 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.
Leer en contexto · 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.
Leer en contexto · 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.
Leer en contexto · 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.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)