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A.T. Robertson · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Robertson says the idea is that labor is an annoyance, bad, evil; Noun poneria derived from poneros) means evil including evil, malignant character, pernicious (see Webster 1828 definition below), that which is morally or socially worthless, wicked, base, bad, degenerate. Poneros denotes determined, aggressive, deliberate, and fervent evil that actively opposes what is good. Poneros in short is evil in active opposition to good, only evil in its nature but viciously evil in its influence and actively harmful. Faith (4102) pistis refers to trust or belief and the conviction of the truth in this context of the fact that the Man Jesus was the Jewish Messiah or Christ. Genuine faith is not just intellectual assent, but a transaction that results in a transformation of one's behavior (aka "repentance"), the fruit being evidence of the reality of the "root" (planted in Christ Jesus). In short, true faith is in a sense an "action word" for true faith generates supernatural works (enabled by the Spirit indwelling the new believer). Pistis in 1& 2Thessalonians - 1 Thess. 1:3; 1 Thess. 1:8; 1 Thess. 3:2; 1 Thess. 3:5; 1 Thess. 3:6; 1 Thess. 3:7; 1 Thess. 3:10; 1 Thess. 5:8; 2 Thess. 1:3; 2 Thess. 1:4; 2 Thess. 1:11; 2 Thess. 2:13; 2 Thess. 3:2 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. KJV 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. ESV 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. NET 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. BGT 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Πιστὸς δέ ἐστιν ὁ κύριος, ὃς στηρίξει ὑμᾶς καὶ φυλάξει ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ. NIV 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. NLT 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. YLT 2 Thessalonians 3:3 and stedfast is the Lord, who shall establish you, and shall guard you from the evil; CSB 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful; He will strengthen and guard you from the evil one. NKJ 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. NRS 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. But the Lord is faithful: 1Co 1:9 10:13 1Th 5:24 He will strengthen: 2Th 2:17 and protect you from the evil one.: Ge 48:16 1Ch 4:10 Ps 19:13 121:7 Mt 6:13 Lu 11:4 Joh 17:15 2Ti 4:18 2Pe 2:9 Jude 1:24 2 Thessalonians 3 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. 1 Thessalonians 3:2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you as to your faith, 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word. But - Term of contrast. What's the change of "direction," for the bad guys to the Good Protector! Faithless men to the faithful God! The Lord is faithful (pistos) - Paul is not saying evil won't come but he is saying that you can trust and depend on the Lord when it does come. As someone once told me, when trouble comes to knock at your door, send Jesus to answer the knock! Faithfulness is an unchanging attribute of the Lord, so we can always run to Him when evil comes. See God's attribute Faithfulness The Lord is faithful - Dt. 7:9; Ps 36:5; Ps 40:10; Ps 89:1-2, 8, 24, 33; Ps 92:2; Ps 119:75, 90; Isa. 49:7; Lam 3:23; 1Co 1:9; 1Th. 5:24; Heb. 10:23; 1Pe 4:19; 1Jn 1:9 And He will strengthen (sterizo) and protect (phulasso) you from the evil one - The Lord will strengthen us like a "supernatural prop" to sustain us or support us when we are doubting or wavering, as might occur when bombarded by the fiery missiles of the evil one (Eph 6:16+). Protect is phulasso which describes the shepherds "keeping watch (phulasso) over their flock by night (Lk 2:8+), which congers up the image of savage wolves seeking to devour the helpless sheep. Our Lord is not like even good human shepherds but He is the Great Shepherd Who keeps watch over His sheep, Peter describing Him as the Shepherd and Guardian of our souls! (1Pe 5:4+, 1Pe 2:25+). The word evil is the same word (poneros) used in 2Th 3:2, here describing the the desire to harm, here of the evil master (thus most versions add "evil one" alluding to Satan) who craftily guides the strategies of his evil men! THOUGHT - Play Protector of your soul and praise Him that He is ever trustworthy. And if you are wrestling with doubts that the Lord is your Protector, read Psalm 121:1-8+ where the Greek Septuagint repeatedly uses the same verb as Paul uses (phulasso) emphasizing the protective, keeping power of the Lord for those who are His Sheep!
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Robertson - Paul had to make his financial independence clear to avoid false charges which were made in spite of all his efforts. To eat bread is merely a Hebraism for eat (2 Thes. 3:10). Labor (2873) kopos rom kopto = chop, hew, cut down, strike; figuratively to lament which apparently came from the idea of striking one's breast) (See also study of related verb kopiao) is strictly a smiting as a sign of sorrow, then sorrow itself. Kopos thus describes a state of discomfort or distress, trouble, difficulty, transferring the sense of the primary meaning which is beating. Kopos referring to labor conveys the sense that the labor involves toil, fatigue, suffering, weariness and sorrow. It thus speaks of an intense effort which can be united with trouble. In short kopos conveys the idea of arduous toil involving sweat and fatigue and emphasizes the weariness which follows as a result of the straining of all of one's powers to the utmost. Hardship (3449) mochthos from mógos = labor, toil) means toil, painfulness, travail, afflicting and wearisome labor. Hardship, struggle, strenuous toil. It refers to hard and difficult labor involving suffering and implying an unusual exertion of energy and effort. The word refers to the trouble and pain of arduous work and the leading notion is that of struggling to overcome difficulties. Mochtos is the everyday word for that labor which, in one shape or another, is the lot of all the sinful children of Adam. It is more than kópos and it therefore follows kópos in all the three passages wherein it occurs. Kopos emphasizes fatigue and mochthos hardship. Be a burden (1912) epibareo from epí = upon or an intensifier + baréo = to burden) means to weigh down, to place a weight upon someone, to put a burden on or to be burdensome to. Epibareo used 3x - 2Th 3:8, 1Th 2:9+ , 2Co 2:5. To press too heavily on or be too severe with. To burden heavily, referring to material resources.Paul emulates civic-minded persons who did not wish the public to be burdened. 2 Thessalonians 3:9 not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example. KJV 2 Thessalonians 3:9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. ESV 2 Thessalonians 3:9 It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate. NET 2 Thessalonians 3:9 It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate. BGT 2 Thessalonians 3:9 οὐχ ὅτι οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα ἑαυτοὺς τύπον δῶμεν ὑμῖν εἰς τὸ μιμεῖσθαι ἡμᾶς. NIV 2 Thessalonians 3:9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow. NLT 2 Thessalonians 3:9 We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow. YLT 2 Thessalonians 3:9 not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us; CSB 2 Thessalonians 3:9 It is not that we don't have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us. not because we do not have the right: Mt 10:10 1Co 9:4-14 Ga 6:6 1Th 2:6 in order to offer ourselves as a model for you: 2Th 3:7 Joh 13:15 1Pe 2:21 2 Thessalonians 3 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: 1 Thessalonians 2:6+ nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, even though as apostles of Christ we might have asserted our authority (baros). THE RIGHT OF SUPPORT VINDICATED BUT DECLINED not because we do not have the right (exousia) to this - The clear implication is that as representatives of Christ preaching and teaching the Gospel, they did have the (apostolic) right to receive support. Robertson - Paul is sensitive on his right to receive adequate support (1Th 2:6; 1Cor 9:4+ where he uses the same word exousian in the long defence of this right, 1 Cor. 9:1-27+). So he here puts in this limitation to avoid misapprehension. He did allow churches to help him where he would not be misunderstood (2 Cor. 11:7-11; Phil. 4:15-16)
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Robertson - Emphatic position of humeis (you) in contrast to these piddlers.
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Robertson - Paul sums up the issue bluntly with this ultimatum. Condition of the first class, with negative ou, assuming it to be true. "Put a tag on that man." (ED: "THE MARKED MAN") "The verb is regularly used for the signature to a receipt or formal notice in the papyri and the ostraca of the Imperial period" (Moulton & Milligan's Vocabulary). How this is to be done (by letter or in public meeting) Paul does not say. And do not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame - Ostracism was not to be punitive but hopefully to be corrective. Do not associate (sunanamignumi) is not a command but is present tense calling for this to be the busy believer's continual behavior. So that (hina) expresses purpose of shunning the busybodies -- if they have a conscience, it might have the effect of making them feel ashamed. Sin has repercussions. Robertson on ashamed (entrepo) - to turn on, middle to turn on oneself or to put to shame, passive to be made ashamed. The idea is to have one's thoughts turned in on oneself. Obey (5219)(hupakouo from hupó = agency or means, under, assumes the need for submission + akoúo physical hearing and apprehension of something with the mind - akouo gives us our English acoustics - the science of design which helps one hear) (Click study on related noun hupakoe) literally means "under the hearing" or to listen under, listening with attentiveness and then responding positively to what is heard -- to obey what is heard. The sense is that one understands and responds accordingly. Hupakouo implies really listening with a readiness to execute (obey) what is requested or ordered. Hupakouo implies an inward attitude of respect and honor, as well as external act of obedience. Associate (4874)(sunanamignumi from sun/syn= with in an intimate sense + ana - again + mignumi - to mix) means literally to mix up together, mingle together, as when mixing ingredients for medicine. Figuratively and only middle or passive in the NT mingle oneself with, intermingle, associate (1Cor 5.9, 11, 2Th 3:14). Put to shame (1788) entrepo) means literally to turn back or about. In the active sense it means put to shame, make ashamed, reprove (1Cor 4.14). In the passive (as in 2Th 3:14) it means to be put to shame, be ashamed (Titus 2.8). Finally in the passive with the middle sense, it means strictly to turn oneself toward someone; hence respect, reverence, have regard for (Mt 21.37). The idea is to be shamed into respect. 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. KJV 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. ESV 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. NET 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. BGT 2 Thessalonians 3:15 καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐχθρὸν ἡγεῖσθε, ἀλλὰ νουθετεῖτε ὡς ἀδελφόν. NIV 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. NLT 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Don't think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister. YLT 2 Thessalonians 3:15 and as an enemy count him not, but admonish ye him as a brother; CSB 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Yet don't treat him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. NKJ 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. NRS 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Do not regard them as enemies, but warn them as believers. NAB 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Do not regard him as an enemy but admonish him as a brother. NJB 2 Thessalonians 3:15 though you are not to treat him as an enemy, but to correct him as a brother. Yet do not regard him: Lev 19:17,18 1Co 5:5 2Co 2:6-10 10:8 13:10 Ga 6:1 1Th 5:14 Jude 1:22,23 admonish: Ps 141:5 Pr 9:9 25:12 Mt 18:15 1Co 4:14 Tit 3:10 Jas 5:19,20 2 Thessalonians 3 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Galatians 6:1+ Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. A KIND, BROTHERLY CAUTION Yet - Added by the NASB translators. It would however fit with the context as an adversative. Do not regard him as an enemy - Do not regard is a command (present imperative with a negative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) implying they were already doing this and were to cease, or that they should not commence this negative consideration. Robertson - Not as an enemy (mē hōs echthron). This is always the problem in such ostracism as discipline, however necessary it is at times. Few things in our churches are more difficult of wise execution than the discipline of erring members. The word echthros is an adjective, hateful, from echthos, hate. It can be passive, hated, as in Romans 11:28, but is usually active hostile, enemy, foe. But admonish him as a brother - This is the "converse command" -- don't denigrate him, but do warn him. Admonish is in the present imperative (see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) calling for this to be their continual action. Brother is adelphos and clearly means one who is in the family of God (1Jn 3:1).
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Robertson - The Lord Jesus whose characteristic is peace, can alone give real peace to the heart and to the world. (John 14:27). Faithlife Study Bible - The Roman Empire used the phrase “peace and safety” in its propaganda to promote the idea of Roman Peace (Pax Romana). MacArthur on the role of the Trinity in peace - Isaiah 9:6 gives Him the title "Prince of Peace"; speaking of Christ, Ephesians 2:14 says, "He Himself is our peace." The Holy Spirit is also the source of peace. Peace is one of the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22), while Paul wrote in Romans 14:17, "The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." In the perfectly harmonious working of the Trinity, the Father decreed peace, the Son purchased it (cf. Acts 10:36; Ro 5:1; Col. 1:20), and the Holy Spirit brings it. (See 1 & 2 Thessalonians Commentary) The Lord be with you all - There is no verb. This is one of four prayers in this short letter (2Th 1:11; 2:16,17; 3:5; 3:16). Paul also prayed for theses believers in his first letter (1Th 3:11-13; 5:23) If there is trouble in the church, it is because there is trouble in somebody’s heart. If Christ is Lord, then there is peace in the heart. If there is war in the heart, then Jesus Christ is not Lord (Jas 4:1-10). If you would have peace, make war with sin. -- Thomas Watson Peace (1515)(eirene from verb eiro = to join or bind together that which has been separated) literally pictures the binding or joining together again of that which had been separated or divided and thus setting at one again, a meaning convey by the common expression of one “having it all together”. It follows that peace is the opposite of division or dissension. Peace as a state of concord and harmony is the opposite of war. Peace was used as a greeting or farewell corresponding to the Hebrew word shalom - "peace to you". Eirene in Thessalonians - 1Th 1:1, 5:3, 5:23, 2Th 1:2, 2Th 3:16. The Secret of Peace The Lord of peace himself give you peace. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Grace is a very special lady. One word comes to mind when I think of her: peace. The quiet and restful expression on her face has seldom changed in the six months I have known her, even though her husband was diagnosed with a rare disease and then hospitalized. When I asked Grace the secret of her peace, she said, “It’s not a secret, it’s a person. It’s Jesus in me. There is no other way I can explain the quietness I feel in the midst of this storm.” The secret of peace is our relationship to Jesus Christ. He is our peace. When Jesus is our Savior and Lord, and as we become more like Him, peace becomes real. Things like sickness, financial difficulties, or danger may be present, but peace reassures us that God holds our lives in His hands (Daniel 5:23), and we can trust that things will work together for good. Dear Lord, please give us Your peace at all times and in every situation. To trust in Jesus is peace. Quaking Aspens Now may the Lord o peace Himself give you peace always in every way. —2 Thessalonians 3:16 While I was visiting Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two trees caught my attention. Though the leaves on the surrounding trees were not moving, the leaves of these trees were fluttering with just the slightest hint of a breeze. I pointed them out to my wife, and she told me they were called quaking aspens. I was struck by the visual effect of those shaking leaves. While all the other trees appeared calm and steady, the quaking aspen leaves shook, even with only the faintest breeze. Sometimes I feel like a quaking aspen. People around me seem to be moving through life without issues or concerns, apparently steady and secure, while even the slightest issue can unsettle my heart. I see others and marvel at their calm and wonder why my own life can so easily be filled with turbulence. Thankfully, the Scriptures remind me that genuine, steadying calm can be found in the presence of God. Paul wrote, “Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all” (2 Thess. 3:16). Not only does God offer peace, He Himself is the Lord of peace. Prince of Peace, teach me to find in You the calming power of Your presence. Strengthen me today with Your peace, and grant me the stability I need in this turmoil-filled world. Amen. Peace is more than the absence of conflict; peace is the presence of God. 2 Thessalonians 3:17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write. KJV 2 Thessalonians 3:17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. ESV 2 Thessalonians 3:17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. NET 2 Thessalonians 3:17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. BGT 2 Thessalonians 3:17 Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου, ὅ ἐστιν σημεῖον ἐν πάσῃ ἐπιστολῇ· οὕτως γράφω. NIV 2 Thessalonians 3:17 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write. NLT 2 Thessalonians 3:17 HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING-- PAUL. I DO THIS IN ALL MY LETTERS TO PROVE THEY ARE FROM ME. YLT 2 Thessalonians 3:17 The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is a sign in every letter; thus I write; CSB 2 Thessalonians 3:17 This greeting is in my own hand-- Paul. This is a sign in every letter; this is how I write. NKJ 2 Thessalonians 3:17 The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write. NRS 2 Thessalonians 3:17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. with my own hand: 1Co 16:21 Col 4:18 a distinguishing mark in every letter: 2Th 1:5 Jos 2:12 1Sa 17:18 2 Thessalonians 3 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries PAUL'S AUTHENTICATION OF THIS LETTER I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand - Here the phrase write this greeting with my own hand identifies this as Paul. Paul often wrote through a secretary (Amanuensis) as indicated by the ending in the letter to the Romans "I, Tertius, who write this letter, greet you in the Lord." (Ro 16:22) Can you imagine the incredible privilege to be the one to take down the inspired Word of God from the mouth of the great apostle! Henry
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Robertson - Salutation just like that in 1 Thes. 5:28 with the addition of pantōn (all). Full Name of Lord Jesus Christ - 63v Acts 11:17; Acts 15:26; Acts 20:21; Acts 28:31; Rom. 1:7; Rom. 5:1; Rom. 5:11; Rom. 13:14; Rom. 15:6; Rom. 15:30; Rom. 16:24; 1 Co. 1:2; 1 Co. 1:3; 1 Co. 1:7; 1 Co. 1:8; 1 Co. 1:10; 1 Co. 6:11; 1 Co. 8:6; 1 Co. 15:57; 2 Co. 1:2; 2 Co. 1:3; 2 Co. 8:9; 2 Co. 13:14; Gal. 1:3; Gal. 6:14; Gal. 6:18; Eph. 1:2; Eph. 1:3; Eph. 1:17; Eph. 5:20; Eph. 6:23; Eph. 6:24; Phil. 1:2; Phil. 3:20; Phil. 4:23; Col. 1:3; 1 Thess. 1:1; 1 Thess. 1:3; 1 Thess. 5:9; 1 Thess. 5:23; 1 Thess. 5:28; 2 Thess. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:2; 2 Thess. 1:12; 2 Thess. 2:1; 2 Thess. 2:14; 2 Thess. 2:16; 2 Thess. 3:6; 2 Thess. 3:12; 2 Thess. 3:18; 1 Tim. 6:3; 1 Tim. 6:14; Phlm. 1:3; Phlm. 1:25; Jas. 1:1; Jas. 2:1; 1 Pet. 1:3; 2 Pet. 1:8; 2 Pet. 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16; Jude 1:4; Jude 1:17; Jude 1:21 Grace (favor) (5485) charis from chairo = to rejoice. English = charity. Beggars need "charity" even as sinners need grace, for we are all spiritual paupers outside of Christ, but "God gives where he finds empty hands"-Augustine [cp Mt 5:3-note]) is a word which defies a simple definition but at its core conveys the sense of favor while the specific nuances of charis depend on the context in which it is used. Someone has written that the word grace is probably the greatest word in the Scriptures, even greater even than “love,” because grace is love in action, and therefore includes it. It is hardly too much to say that God has in no word uttered Himself and all that was in His heart more distinctly than in this word grace (charis)! Adrian Rogers says the best definition of grace that he has ever heard is that God's grace is "both the desire and the ability to do the will of God." It is striking that almost the same words occur in Php 2:13NLT-note "For (term of explanation - explains how it is possible to Work out our salvation - Php 2:12-note) God is working in you, giving you the DESIRE and the POWER to do what pleases Him." When you have a godly desire, that desire is from God, because no good thing can come out of our old vile heart! And only God the Spirit in us can give the supernatural power necessary to accomplish that godly desire! So we could paraphrase Php 2:13, in simple words, by saying that God's Spirit is continually giving us the grace (desire and power) to do what pleases Him! This practical definition of grace ought to free many of us who are "trying to clean ourselves up!" It can't be done! We need His grace to give us the desire to "clean up" and the power to "clean up!" Are you resisting His grace? You can either receive it or resist it! The first way leaves us filled, while the second way leaves us empty, dry, and spiritually barren. O beloved, tell God you desperately need and want Him to pour out His grace on the situation you find yourself entwined. Do you have a root of bitterness? Then confess it (even that act is a reflection of His grace) and cry out for His grace to give you the desire and the ability to eradicate that deadly root and its caustic fruit. And keep crying out until He removes the root, for it is in His will that no child of His should ever have a root of bitterness! And when He removes it, celebrate with a praise and worship service!