2 Thessalonians 3:16

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18

III. THANKSGIVING, PRAYER, EXHORTATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS CHAPTERS 2:13-3:18 1. Thanksgiving and prayer (2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 ) 2. Prayer for the Word and for deliverance (2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 ) 3. Exhortations (2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 ) 4. Conclusions (2 Thessalonians 3:16-18 ) 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 What blessed reasons are stated here to give thanks to God for what He has done for us and for all who believe! Brethren, beloved of the Lord, this is what believers are. Chosen we are to... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Thessalonians 3:16

3:16 {15} Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord [be] with you all.(15) Prayers are the seals of all exhortations. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18

As in the first epistle, so the apostle again asks for their prayers: first for the positive blessing of the Word of God which thy proclaimed that it might have free course to go forward and be glorified, and secondly on the negative side, that they might be delivered from the oppression of unreasonable and wicked men, for all men had not faith, as indeed his previous reference to "the son of perdition" had fully shown. But it is precious to think of the apostle's so valuing the prayers of... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18

CONCLUSION The concluding chapter consists of an exhortation to pray for its author (2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 ), an expression of his confidence in the faithfulness of those he is addressing (2 Thessalonians 3:3-5 ); a command to them concerning their separation from the unfaithful (2 Thessalonians 3:6-11 ); a command to the unfaithful themselves (2 Thessalonians 3:12-15 ), a benediction and a superscription (2 Thessalonians 3:16-18 ). There is but one thing for which Paul would have them pray on... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:13-18

(13) But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. (14) And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. (15) Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. (16) ¶ Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. (17) The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. (18) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18

16-18 The apostle prays for the Thessalonians. And let us desire the same blessings for ourselves and our friends. Peace with God. This peace is desired for them always, or in every thing. Peace by all means; in every way; that, as they enjoyed the means of grace, they might use all methods to secure peace. We need nothing more to make us safe and happy, nor can we desire any thing better for ourselves and our friends, than to have God's gracious presence with us and them. No matter where we... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 3:1-99

2Thess 3 FINALLY, THE THESSALONIANS were to pray for Paul himself, and that not only in regard to his personal safety but in regard to the work with which he was entrusted. The history recorded in Acts 17.0 shows us how greatly prayer for his safety was needed at this juncture, yet he gave the first place to the work. The word had had full course amongst the Thessalonians and consequently it had been glorified in the wonderful results it produced in them. Paul asked prayer that thus it might... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18

Concluding benediction and salutation: v. 16. Now the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all me an s. The Lord be with you all. v. 17. The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle; so I write. v. 18. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. This closing prayer is the fourth solemn wish of the apostle in this letter. He desires that the Lord of peace, Jesus Christ, the Prince and Dispenser of peace, Isaiah 9:5-Joshua :; John... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Thessalonians 3:6-16

2. 2 Thessalonians 3:6-16He gives impressive directions as to the treatment of those, who will not desist from a pragmatical idleness6Now [But]20 we command you, brethren, in the name of our21 Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh [walking, περιπατοῦντος] disorderly, and not after the tradition [according to the instruction]22 which he [they]23 received of [from, παρά] us. 7For yourselves know how ye ought to follow [imitate]24 us; for we behaved not... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 2 Thessalonians 3:16

2 Thessalonians THE LORD OF PEACE AND THE PEACE OF THE LORD 2Th_3:16 . We have reached here the last of the brief outbursts of prayer which characterise this letter, and bear witness to the Apostle’s affection for his Thessalonian converts. It is the deepening of the ordinary Jewish formula of meeting and parting. We find that, in most of his letters, the Apostle begins with wishing ‘grace and peace,’ and closes with an echo of the wish. ‘Peace be unto you’ was often a form which meant... read more

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