2 Thessalonians 3:12 (DBY)

Passage

Now such we enjoin and exhort in [the] Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 3:10 For also when we were with you we enjoined you this, that if any man does not like to work, neither let him eat.

2 Thessalonians 3:11 For we hear that [there are] some walking among you disorderly, not working at all, but busybodies.

2 Thessalonians 3:12 Now such we enjoin and exhort in [the] Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.

2 Thessalonians 3:13 But *ye*, brethren, do not faint in well-doing.

2 Thessalonians 3:14 But if any one obey not our word by the letter, mark that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed of himself;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "such", "enjoin", "exhort", "lord", "jesus", "christ", "working", and "quietly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "such" and "enjoin", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For we hear that there are some..." into verse 13's "But ye brethren do not faint in...", so "such" and "enjoin" 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 "such" and "enjoin" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.