2 Thessalonians 3:2 (DRB)

Passage

And that we may be delivered from importunate and evil men: for all men have not faith.

Nearby Context

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

2 Thessalonians 3:2 And that we may be delivered from importunate and evil men: for all men have not faith.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 But God is faithful, who will strengthen and keep you from evil.

2 Thessalonians 3:4 And we have confidence concerning you in the Lord that the things which we command, you both do and will do.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "delivered", "importunate", and "evil". 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 God is faithful who will strengthen...", 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.