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Selected Verse: 2 Thessalonians 3:7 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Th 3:7 |
King James |
For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| how ye ought to follow us--how ye ought to live so as to "imitate (so the Greek for 'follow') us" (compare Notes, see on Co1 11:1; Th1 1:6). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us - You know what you should do in order to imitate us.
For we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you - See the notes on Th1 2:10. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Follow (μιμεῖσθαι)
Better, imitate. Comp. Co1 4:16; Co1 11:1; Phi 3:17; Th1 1:6. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| We behaved not ourselves disorderly - Ουκ ητακτησαμεν· We did not go out of our rank - we kept our place, and discharged all its duties. |
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.