2 Thessalonians 3:13 (ASV)

Passage

But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 3:11 For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

2 Thessalonians 3:12 Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

2 Thessalonians 3:13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

2 Thessalonians 3:14 And if any man obeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man, that ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

2 Thessalonians 3:15 And [yet] count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brethren", "weary", and "well-doing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brethren" and "weary", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Now them that are such we command..." into verse 14's "And if any man obeyeth not our...", so "brethren" and "weary" belong inside that flow. In 2 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "brethren" and "weary" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.