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Nowδὲto such peopleτοῖς τοιούτοιςwe commandπαραγγέλλομενandκαὶexhortπαρακαλοῦμενinἐνthe LordκυρίῳJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστῷthat,ἵναworkingἐργαζόμενοιwithμετὰquietness,ἡσυχίαςthey eatἐσθίωσινtheir ownτὸν ἑαυτῶνbread.ἄρτον
2 Thessalonians 3:12
Study it in the app“Now to such people we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus the Messiah that, working with quietness, they eat their own bread.”
Paul asks them to work quietly and eat their own breadGenerosity and Money
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2 Thessalonians 3:12, word by word
- to such peopleτοιούτοιςtoioutois
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toioutois” appears- we commandπαραγγέλλομενparangellomen
command, instruct
Give orders, instruct.
Where else “parangellomen” appears- exhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumen
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakaloumen” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- workingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoi
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazomenoi” appears- quietnessἡσυχίαςhēsychias
quietness
A calm life, without fuss or arguing.
Where else “hēsychias” appears- they eatἐσθίωσινesthiōsin
eat
Eat.
Where else “esthiōsin” appears- breadἄρτονarton
bread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “arton” appears
The context
11For we hear that some are walking among you in a disorderly way, doing no work but being busybodies.
12 · This verse (above)
13But you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.