2 Thessalonians 3. Final Counsels and Exhortations. The apostle (a) asks for the prayers of the Thessalonian Christians on his own behalf (2 Thessalonians 3:1); (b) warns them against dis orderly conduct (2 Thessalonians 3:6); (c) concludes with a bene diction (2 Thessalonians 3:16).

2 Thessalonians 3:1. The request for prayer contains two points: (a) that the word of the Lord may make rapid progress; (b) that the apostle and his followers may be delivered from their opponents. The character of the opposition is not specified, but we may surmise that it emanated mainly from the Judaizing party.

2 Thessalonians 3:3. from the evil one: the Greek word may be either masculine (RV, as in the Lord's Prayer) or neuter (AV).

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