2 Thessalonians 3:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰ δέ τις οὐχ ὑπακούει τῷ λόγῳ ἡμῶν διὰ τῆς ἐπιστολῆς, τοῦτον σημειοῦσθε, καὶ μὴ συναναμίγνυσθε αὐτῷ, ἵνα ἐντραπῇ.

Transliteration

Ei de tis ouch hypakouei tō logō our dia tēs epistolēs, touton sēmeiousthe, kai mē synanamignysthe autō, hina entrapē.

Grammar Details

• *Ei*: conditional conjunction - if
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *tis*: nominative, indefinite pronoun - anyone
• *ouch*: negative particle - not
• *hypakouei*: present indicative, active, 3rd singular - obeys
• *tō logō*: dative, masculine, singular - the word/message
• *dia*: preposition + genitive - through
• *tēs epistolēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - the letter
• *touton*: accusative, masculine, singular, demonstrative pronoun - this one
• *sēmeiousthe*: present imperative, middle, 2nd plural - mark/take note of
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *synanamignysthe*: present imperative, middle/passive, 2nd plural - associate with/mix together with
• *autō*: dative, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - him
• *hina*: conjunction introducing purpose clause - so that
• *entrapē*: aorist subjunctive, passive, 3rd singular - he may be ashamed

Word Meanings

• *hypakouei*: obeys/heeds/listens to
• *logō*: word/message/instruction
• *sēmeiousthe*: mark/take note of/identify
• *synanamignysthe*: associate with/mix together with/keep company with
• *entrapē*: may be ashamed/may be put to shame/may feel shame

Referenced Verses

• 2 Thess 3:6 : 6 Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.
• Titus 3:10 : 10 A man whose opinions are not those of the church, after a first and second protest, is to be kept out of your society;
• 1 Cor 5:11 : 11 But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.
• Ps 83:16 : 16 Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.
• Prov 5:13 : 13 I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!
• Num 12:14 : 14 And the Lord said to Moses, If her father had put a mark of shame on her, would she not be shamed for seven days? Let her be shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days, and after that she may come in again.
• Deut 16:12 : 12 And you will keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: and you will take care to keep all these laws.
• Ezra 9:6 : 6 I said, O my God, shame keeps me from lifting up my face to you, my God: for our sins are increased higher than our heads and our evil-doing has come up to heaven.
• 2 Cor 2:9 : 9 And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.
• 2 Cor 7:15 : 15 And his love to you is the more increased by his memory of you all, how you gave way to his authority, and how you took him to your hearts with fear and honour.
• 2 Cor 10:6 : 6 Being ready to give punishment to whatever is against his authority, after you have made it clear that you are completely under his control.
• Jer 6:15 : 15 Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: when my punishment comes on them, they will be made low, says the Lord.
• Jer 31:18-20 : 18 Certainly Ephraim's words of grief have come to my ears, You have given me training and I have undergone it like a young cow unused to the yoke: let me be turned and come back, for you are the Lord my God. 19 Truly, after I had been turned, I had regret for my ways; and after I had got knowledge, I made signs of sorrow: I was put to shame, truly, I was covered with shame, because I had to undergo the shame of my early years. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord.
• Ezek 16:61-63 : 61 Then at the memory of your ways you will be overcome with shame, when I take your sisters, the older and the younger, and give them to you for daughters, but not by your agreement. 62 And I will make my agreement with you; and you will be certain that I am the Lord: 63 So that, at the memory of these things, you may be at a loss, never opening your mouth because of your shame; when you have my forgiveness for all you have done, says the Lord.
• Ezek 36:31-32 : 31 And at the memory of your evil ways and your wrongdoings, you will have bitter hate for yourselves because of your evil-doings and your disgusting ways, O children of Israel. 32 Not because of you am I doing it, says the Lord; let it be clear to you, and be shamed and made low because of your ways, O children of Israel.
• Zeph 3:2 : 2 She gave no attention to the voice, she had no use for teaching, she put no faith in the Lord, she did not come near to her God.
• Matt 18:17 : 17 And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.
• Luke 15:18-21 : 18 I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: 19 I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants. 20 And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss. 21 And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.
• Rom 16:17 : 17 Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.
• 1 Cor 5:9 : 9 In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh;
• Phlm 1:21 : 21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.
• Heb 13:17 : 17 Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
• 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
• Phil 2:12 : 12 So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;
• Jer 3:3 : 3 So the showers have been kept back, and there has been no spring rain; still your brow is the brow of a loose woman, you will not let yourself be shamed.