2 Thessalonians 3:6 (LSB)

Passage

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who walks in an unruly manner and not according to the tradition which they received from us.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

2 Thessalonians 3:5 And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who walks in an unruly manner and not according to the tradition which they received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we did not act in an unruly manner among you,

2 Thessalonians 3:8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we kept working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "command", "brothers", "name", "lord", "jesus", "christ", "keep", and "away". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "command" and "brothers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And may the Lord direct your hearts..." into verse 7's "For you yourselves know how you ought...", so "command" and "brothers" 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 "command" and "brothers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.