2 Thessalonians 3:2 (DBY)

Passage

and that we may be delivered from bad and evil men, for faith [is] not [the portion] of all.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 3:1 For the rest, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also with you;

2 Thessalonians 3:2 and that we may be delivered from bad and evil men, for faith [is] not [the portion] of all.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you and keep [you] from evil.

2 Thessalonians 3:4 But we trust in the Lord as to you, that the things which we enjoin, ye both do and will do.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "delivered", "evil", and "portion". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "delivered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "For the rest brethren pray for us..." into verse 3's "But the Lord is faithful who shall...", so "faith" and "delivered" 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 "faith" and "delivered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.