2 Thessalonians 3:4 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

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

2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love, and into the perseverance of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

Study Lenses

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

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