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Forγὰρevenκαὶwhenὅτεwe wereἦμενwithπρὸςyou,ὑμᾶςwe commandedπαρηγγέλλομενyouὑμῖνthis:τοῦτοIfεἴanyoneτιςis notοὐwillingθέλειto work,ἐργάζεσθαιneitherμηδὲlet him eat.ἐσθιέτω
2 Thessalonians 3:10
Study it in the app“For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat.”
Paul asks them to work quietly and eat their own breadGenerosity and Money
With the Greek beneath
2 Thessalonians 3:10, word by word
- we wereἦμενēmen
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēmen” appears- we commandedπαρηγγέλλομενparēngellomen
command, instruct
Give orders, instruct.
Where else “parēngellomen” appears- willingθέλειthelei
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelei” appears- to workἐργάζεσθαιergazesthai
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazesthai” appears- let him eatἐσθιέτωesthietō
eat
Eat.
Where else “esthietō” appears
The context
9not because we do not have the right, but so that we might give ourselves to you as an example so that you might imitate us.
10 · This verse (above)
11For we hear that some are walking among you in a disorderly way, doing no work but being busybodies.