2 Thessalonians 3:4 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

2 Thessalonians 3:5 But the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of the Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "trust", "lord", "things", "enjoin", and "both". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "trust" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "But the Lord is faithful who shall..." into verse 5's "But the Lord direct your hearts into...", so "trust" and "lord" 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 "trust" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.