2 Thessalonians 3:15 (DBY)

Passage

and do not esteem him as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.

Nearby Context

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;

2 Thessalonians 3:15 and do not esteem him as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 But the Lord of peace himself give you peace continually in every way. The Lord [be] with you all.

2 Thessalonians 3:17 The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is [the] mark in every letter; so I write.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "esteem", "enemy", "admonish", and "brother". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "esteem" and "enemy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "But if any one obey not our..." into verse 16's "But the Lord of peace himself give...", so "esteem" and "enemy" 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 "esteem" and "enemy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.