2 Thessalonians 3:10
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
ὅτε
when
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ὅτε
When, at the time when, after. When the fullness of time had come God sent His Son. God's timing is always right. He never acts too early or too late.
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ἐσθίω
he should eat.
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ἐσθίω
To eat, to consume. Man shall not live by bread alone. Physical eating sustains the body. Feeding on God's word sustains the soul.
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ἐργάζομαι
to work
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ἐργάζομαι
To work, to labour. Whatever you do work heartily as for the Lord and not for men. God sees every task you do in His name.
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παραγγέλλω
we were commanding
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παραγγέλλω
to transmit a message, i.e. (by implication) to enjoin
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μηδέ
neither
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μηδέ
but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
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εἰμί
we were
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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