2 Thessalonians 3:4 (DRB)

Passage

And we have confidence concerning you in the Lord that the things which we command, you both do and will do.

Nearby Context

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.

2 Thessalonians 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts, in the charity of God and the patience of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:6 And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition which they have received of us.

Study Lenses

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

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