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geneva@2Thessalonians:3:1 @ Finally, (note:)He adds now consequently according to his manner, various admonitions: the first of them is, that they pray for the increase and passage of the Gospel, and for the safety of the faithful ministers of it.(:note) brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have [free] course, and be glorified, even as [it is] with you:

geneva@2Thessalonians:3:2 @ And that we may be delivered from (note:)Who do not do or care about their duty.(:note) unreasonable and wicked men: It is no wonder that the Gospel is hated by so many, seeing that faith is a rare gift of God. Nonetheless, the Church will never be destroyed by the multitude of the wicked, because it is grounded and stayed upon the faithful promise of God. for all [men] have not faith.

geneva@2Thessalonians:3:3 @ But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from (note:)From Satan's snares, or from evil.(:note) evil.

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geneva@2Thessalonians: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.

geneva@2Thessalonians:3:9 @ Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.

geneva@2Thessalonians:3:10 @ For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, (note:)What will we do then with those fat lazy monks, and sacrificing priests? A monk (says Socrates, book eight, of his Tripartite History) who does not work with hands, is like a thief.(:note) neither should he eat.

geneva@2Thessalonians:3:11 @ For we hear that there are some which walk among (note:)How great a fault idleness is, he declares in that God created no man in vain or to no purpose, neither is there any to whom he has not allotted as it were a certain position and place. From which it follows, that the order which God has appointed is troubled by the idle, indeed broken, which is great sin and wickedness.(:note) you disorderly, working not at all, He reprehends a vice, which is joined with the former, upon which follows an infinite sort of mischiefs: that is, that there are none more busy in other men's matters, than they who neglect their own. but are busybodies.

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geneva@2Thessalonians:3:18 @ The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all, Amen. The second Epistle to the Thessalonians, written from Athens.

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