2 Thessalonians 3:14 (DRB)

Passage

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 3:12 Now we charge them that are such and beseech them by the Lord Jesus Christ that, working with silence, they would eat their own bread.

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

2 Thessalonians 3:14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.

2 Thessalonians 3:15 Yet do not esteem him as an enemy but admonish him as a brother.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you everlasting peace in every place. The Lord be with you all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "obey", "word", "epistle", "note", "keep", "company", and "ashamed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "obey" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "But you brethren be not weary in..." into verse 15's "Yet do not esteem him as an...", so "obey" and "word" 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 "obey" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.