2 Thessalonians 3:6 (GNV)

Passage

We warne you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the instruction, which hee receiued of vs.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 3:4 And we are perswaded of you through the Lord, that ye both doe, and will doe the things which we warne you of.

2 Thessalonians 3:5 And the Lord guide your hearts to the loue of God, and the waiting for of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:6 We warne you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the instruction, which hee receiued of vs.

2 Thessalonians 3:7 For ye your selues know, how ye ought to follow vs: for we behaued not our selues inordinately among you,

2 Thessalonians 3:8 Neither tooke we bread of any man for nought: but we wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "warne", "brethren", "name", "lord", "iesus", "christ", "withdrawe", and "selues". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "warne" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And the Lord guide your hearts to..." into verse 7's "For ye your selues know how ye...", so "warne" and "brethren" 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 "warne" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.