2 Thessalonians 2:15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

2:13-3:18 PRESENT NEEDS IN THE CHURCHStability amid persecution (2:13-3:5)From considering the terrible judgment that awaits the wicked, Paul turns to look at the bright future that awaits the Thessalonian believers. God will destroy the man of lawlessness and his followers, but the same God loves the Thessalonian believers. Their salvation is certain because God chose them as his from eternity, called them to himself through the gospel, and will in due course give them a share in Christ’s... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

stand fast . See 1 Thessalonians 3:8 . hold = lay hold on, hold fast. traditions . Greek. paradosis, as in 2 Thessalonians 3:6 . our . Should come after "by". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.Traditions" here does not refer in any manner to human traditions, but to the authentic teachings of the apostles as handed down orally, before the New Testament was available. Paul's use of yours" in this verse is not epistolary, but has reference to the apostles of Christ. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

2 Thessalonians 2:15. The traditions— This probably refers to the prophesy concerning the man of sin in the preceding verses, and to the explication which the apostle had given of some particulars respecting it by word of mouth. Inferences.—With humble reverence let us behold the depths of the divine counsels and judgments: God hath been pleased to suffer the craft of Satan to display itself, in reducing from his allegiance a great part of the Christian world: yet has he taken the wise in his... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

15. Therefore—God's sovereign choice of believers, so far from being a ground for inaction on their part, is the strongest incentive to action and perseverance in it. Compare the argument, Philippians 2:12; Philippians 2:13, "Work out your own salvation, FOR it is God which worketh in you," c. We cannot fully explain this in theory but to the sincere and humble, the practical acting on the principle is plain. "Privilege first, duty afterwards" [EDMUNDS]. stand fast—so as not to be "shaken or... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15

A. Thanksgiving for calling 2:13-15 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

IV. THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER 2:13-17Paul proceeded to give thanks for his readers’ salvation and to pray for their steadfastness to help them appreciate their secure position in holding fast to apostolic teaching. These verses form a transition between the didactic and hortatory sections of the epistle. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

In view of their calling, Paul urged his readers not to abandon what he and his associates had taught them in person and by letter. He wanted them to hold firmly to the inspired instructions that he handed on to them (i.e., "the traditions")."We are almost incurably convinced that the use of notebooks is essential to the learning process. This, however, was not the case in the first century. Then it was often held that if a man had to look something up in a book he did not really know it. The... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

2:15 instructions (i-10) As 'directions,' 1 Corinthians 11:2 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

The Great Apostasy2. Spirit] i.e. a pretended revelation uttered by a false prophet. Letter as from us] perhaps a forged letter (the probable meaning), cp. 2 Thessalonians 3:17, or a misunderstanding of the First Epistle.3-10. It will be convenient to. treat this difficult passage as a whole. Literally translated, it runs thus: ’Let no man deceive you in any wise: for [the Final Presence of our Lord shall not be] except (or till) the falling away come first and the Man of Lawlessness be... read more

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