2 Thessalonians 3:6

“Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, that you keep away from every brother who walks in a disorderly way and not according to the tradition that they received from us.”

2 Thessalonians 3:6 · direct translation from the Greek
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2 Thessalonians 3:6, word by word

we commandΠαραγγέλλομενParangellomen

command, instruct

Give orders, instruct.

Where else “Parangellomen” appears
brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi

brother in faith

A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.

Where else “adelphoi” appears
the nameὀνόματιonomati

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

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of our Lordκυρίουkyriou

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyriou” 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 MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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that you keep awayστέλλεσθαιstellesthai

avoid, keep away

Avoid, take care to keep away from something.

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who walksπεριπατοῦντοςperipatountos

live

To live in a certain way: "walk in love".

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in a disorderly wayἀτάκτωςataktōs

in a disorderly way

In a disorderly way, not keeping to one's duty.

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the traditionπαράδοσινparadosin

tradition

Tradition: what is handed down from one generation to the next, such as the rules of the Jewish teachers.

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they receivedπαρελάβοσανparelabosan

receive

To accept what another hands over: a teaching, a person.

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Translation note· on the manuscripts

Some manuscripts read “that you received.”

The context

5And may the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of the Messiah.

6 · This verse (above)

7For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not disorderly among you,

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