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Literal Standard Version

2 Thessalonians 3:13

and you, brothers, may you not be weary doing well,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Commandments;   Decision;   Labor;   Perseverance;   Zeal, Religious;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Perseverance;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Discipline;   Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of;   Wealth;   Work;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Paul;   Thessalonians, the Epistles to the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - 2 Thessalonians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Care, Careful;   Perseverance;   Tares ;   Thessalonians Epistles to the;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Galatians, Epistle to the;   Salvation;   Thessalonians, the Second Epistle of Paul to the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But as for you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good.
King James Version (1611)
But ye, brethren, be not wearie in well doing.
King James Version
But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
English Standard Version
As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.
New American Standard Bible
But as for you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary of doing good.
New Century Version
But you, brothers and sisters, never become tired of doing good.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good.
Legacy Standard Bible
But as for you, brothers, do not lose heart in doing good.
Berean Standard Bible
But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
Contemporary English Version
Dear friends, you must never become tired of doing right.
Complete Jewish Bible
And you brothers who are doing what is good, don't slack off!
Darby Translation
But *ye*, brethren, do not faint in well-doing.
Easy-to-Read Version
Brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
George Lamsa Translation
But you, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
Good News Translation
But you, friends, must not become tired of doing good.
Lexham English Bible
But as for you, brothers, do not be discouraged while doing what is right.
Literal Translation
And you, brothers, do not lose heart in well doing.
Amplified Bible
And as for [the rest of] you, believers, do not grow tired or lose heart in doing good [but continue doing what is right without weakening].
American Standard Version
But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.
Bible in Basic English
And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.
Hebrew Names Version
But you, brothers, don't be weary in doing well.
International Standard Version
Brothers, do not get tired of doing what is right.Galatians 6:9;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But you, my brethren, be not weary in doing what is good.
Murdock Translation
And my brethren, let it not be wearisome to you, to do what is good.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ye brethren, be not weery in well doyng.
English Revised Version
But ye, brethren, be not weary in well–doing.
World English Bible
But you, brothers, don't be weary in doing well.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.
Weymouth's New Testament
But you, brethren, must not grow weary in the path of duty;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But nyle ye, britheren, faile wel doynge.
Update Bible Version
But you, brothers, don't be weary in well-doing.
Webster's Bible Translation
But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.
New English Translation
But you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing what is right.
New King James Version
But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.
New Living Translation
As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.
New Life Bible
But you, Christian brothers, do not get tired of doing good.
New Revised Standard
Brothers and sisters, do not be weary in doing what is right.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing; -
Douay-Rheims Bible
But you, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
Revised Standard Version
Brethren, do not be weary in well-doing.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Brethren be not wery in well doynge.
Young's Literal Translation
and ye, brethren, may ye not be weary doing well,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles brethren, be not ye weery of well doynge.
Mace New Testament (1729)
As for you, my brethren, be not weary of your commendable industry:
Simplified Cowboy Version
For the rest of y'all who are busting your butts day in and day out, don't ever get tired of doing the right thing, no matter how hard it is.

Contextual Overview

6And we command you, brothers, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly, and not after the tradition that you received from us, 7for you have known how it is necessary to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you; 8nor did we eat bread of anyone for nothing, but in labor and in travail, working night and day, not to be chargeable to any of you; 9not because we have no authority, but that we might give ourselves to you [as] a pattern, to imitate us; 10for even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat, 11for we hear of some walking disorderly among you, working nothing, but being busybodies, 12and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that working with quietness, they may eat their own bread; 13and you, brothers, may you not be weary doing well,14and if anyone does not obey our word through the letter, note this one, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed, 15and do not count as an enemy, but admonish as a brother;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ye: Isaiah 40:30, Isaiah 40:31, Malachi 1:13, Romans 2:7, 1 Corinthians 15:28, Galatians 6:9, Galatians 6:10, Philippians 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, Hebrews 12:3

be not weary: or, faint not, Deuteronomy 20:8, Psalms 27:13, Isaiah 40:29, Zephaniah 3:16, *marg. Luke 18:1, 2 Corinthians 4:1, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Hebrews 12:5, Revelation 2:3

Reciprocal: Numbers 29:25 - General Jeremiah 45:3 - I fainted Luke 17:4 - I repent Ephesians 3:13 - ye Hebrews 6:11 - we desire Hebrews 13:16 - to do

Cross-References

Genesis 3:4
And the serpent says to the woman, "Dying, you do not die,
Genesis 3:6
And the woman sees that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she takes from its fruit and eats, and also gives [some] to her husband with her, and he eats;
Genesis 3:9
And YHWH God calls to the man and says to him, "Where [are] you?"
Genesis 3:10
And he says, "I have heard Your sound in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself."
Genesis 3:12
And the man says, "The woman whom You placed with me—she has given to me from the tree, and I eat."
Genesis 44:15
and Joseph says to them, "What [is] this deed that you have done? Have you not known that a man like me diligently observes?"
1 Samuel 13:11
and Samuel says, "What have you done?" And Saul says, "Because I saw that the people were scattered from off me, and you had not come at the appointment of the days, and the Philistines are gathered to Michmash,
2 Samuel 3:24
And Joab comes to the king and says, "What have you done? Behold, Abner has come to you! Why [is] this—you have sent him away, and he is really gone?
John 18:35
Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests delivered You up to me; what did You do?"
1 Timothy 2:14
and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, came into transgression,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But ye, brethren,.... The rest of the members of the church, who were diligent and industrious in their callings, minded their own business, and did not trouble themselves with other men's matters, took care of themselves, and their families, and were beneficent to others:

be not weary in well doing; which may be understood generally of all well doing, or of doing of every good work; which is well done when done according to the will of God, in faith, and from a principle of love, and in the name and strength of Christ, and with a view to the glory of God: or particularly of acts of beneficence to the poor; for though the idle and lazy should not be relieved, yet the helpless poor should not be neglected. This the apostle observes, lest covetous persons should make an handle of this, and withhold their hands from distributing to any, under a notion of their being idle and disorderly; or lest the saints should be tired, and become weary of doing acts of charity through the ingratitude, moroseness, and ill manners of poor people; see Galatians 6:9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing - Margin, “faint not.” The Greek means, properly, to turn out a coward; then to be faint-hearted, to despond. The idea is, that they were not to be discouraged from doing good to the truly worthy and deserving by the idleness and improper conduct of some who asked their assistance. They were, indeed, shiftless and worthless. They would not labor; they spent their time in intermeddling with the concerns of their neighbors, and they depended for their support on the charity of others. The tendency of this, as all persons feel who have ever been applied to by such persons for aid, is, to indispose us to do good to any. We almost insensibly feel that all who ask for aid are of the same character; or, not being able to discriminate, we close our hands alike against all. Against this the apostle would guard us, and he says that though there may be many such persons, and though we may find it difficult to distinguish the worthy from the unworthy, we should not become so disheartened as not to give at all. Nor should we be weary though the applications for assistance are frequent. They are indeed frequent. God designs that they should be. But the effect should not be to dishearten us, or to make us weary in well-doing, but to fill us with gratitude - for it is a privilege to be permitted to do good. It is the great distinguishing characteristic of God that he always does good. It was that which marked the character of the Redeemer, that he “went about doing good;” and whenever God gives us the opportunity and the means of doing good, it should be to us an occasion of special thanksgiving. A man ought to become “weary” of everything else sooner than of evincing benevolence; compare the notes on Galatians 6:10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 13. Be not weary in well-doing. — While ye stretch out no hand of relief to the indolent and lazy, do not forget the real poor-the genuine representatives of an impoverished Christ; and rather relieve a hundred undeserving objects, than pass by one who is a real object of charity.


 
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