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2 Thess. 3:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
them that are such
toioutos (Greek #5108)
from 5104 and 3778; truly this, i.e. of this sort (to denote character or individuality)
KJV usage: like, such (an one).
Pronounce: toy-oo'-tos
Origin: (including the other inflections)
we command
paraggello (Greek #3853)
to transmit a message, i.e. (by implication) to enjoin
KJV usage: (give in) charge, (give) command(-ment), declare.
Pronounce: par-ang-gel'-lo
Origin: from 3844 and the base of 32
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
exhort
parakaleo (Greek #3870)
to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
KJV usage: beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.
Pronounce: par-ak-al-eh'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 2564
by
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
our
hemon (Greek #2257)
of (or from) us
KJV usage: our (company), us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mone'
Origin: genitive case plural of 1473
Lord
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
, that
hina (Greek #2443)
in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
KJV usage: albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare 3363.
Pronounce: hin'-ah
Origin: probably from the same as the former part of 1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare 3588)
with
meta (Greek #3326)
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between 575 or 1537 and 1519 or 4314; less intimate than 1722 and less close than 4862)
KJV usage: after(-ward), X that he again, against, among, X and, + follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, (up-)on, + our, X and setting, since, (un-)to, + together, when, with (+ -out). Often used in composition, in substantially the same relations of participation or proximity, and transfer or sequence.
Pronounce: met-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition (often used adverbially)
quietness
hesuchia (Greek #2271)
(as noun) stillness, i.e. desistance from bustle or language
KJV usage: quietness, silence.
Pronounce: hay-soo-khee'-ah
Origin: feminine of 2272
they work
ergazomai (Greek #2038)
to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc.
KJV usage: commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work.
Pronounce: er-gad'-zom-ahee
Origin: middle voice from 2041
b, and eat
esthio (Greek #2068)
used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by 5315; to eat (usually literal)
KJV usage: devour, eat, live.
Pronounce: es-thee'-o
Origin: strengthened for a primary ἔδω (to eat)
their own
heautou (Greek #1438)
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
KJV usage: alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
Pronounce: heh-ow-too'
Origin: from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846
bread
artos (Greek #740)
bread (as raised) or a loaf
KJV usage: (shew-)bread, loaf.
Pronounce: ar'-tos
Origin: from 142
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Eph. 4:28• 28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. (Eph. 4:28)

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Bread,
Christ,
The Lord Jesus

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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we.
2 Thess. 3:6• 6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. (2 Thess. 3:6)
that with.
Gen. 49:14‑15• 14Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
 15And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. (Gen. 49:14‑15)
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Prov. 17:1• 1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. (Prov. 17:1)
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Eccl. 4:6• 6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. (Eccl. 4:6)
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Eph. 4:28• 28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. (Eph. 4:28)
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1 Thess. 4:11• 11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; (1 Thess. 4:11)
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1 Tim. 2:2• 2For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. (1 Tim. 2:2)
eat.
2 Thess. 3:8• 8Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: (2 Thess. 3:8)
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Luke 11:3• 3Give us day by day our daily bread. (Luke 11:3)
• Idleness is fruitful of disorder and the foe of peace. (“2 Thessalonians 3” by W. Kelly)
• The Apostle (filled with the love which is of God, and not of the world as Christ is not) sought, not theirs but them, and could point to his own daily ways, when among them at the beginning of the gospel in witness, of a self-denial which of itself rebuked in the strongest yet most gracious way the disorderly brethren who were working neither day nor night, and were not ashamed to eat the bread of every one who would supply them for naught. (“On 2 Thessalonians 3:6-9” by W. Kelly)
• Disgust at those who walk unworthily is neither grace nor righteousness. (“On 2 Thessalonians 3:10-15” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Now such we enjoin and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.

W. Kelly Translation

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Now those that are such we charge and exhort in [thea] Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work and eat their own bread.

WK Translation Notes

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The Revisers rightly change "by our" to "in the."