2 Thessalonians 3:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • 1 Cor 5:4 : 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you have come together with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
  • 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.
  • 2 Thess 2:15 : 15 So then, brothers, be strong in purpose, and keep the teaching which has been given to you by word or by letter from us.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.
  • Heb 12:15-16 : 15 Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it; 16 And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.
  • 2 Thess 3:7 : 7 For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,
  • 2 Thess 3:10-11 : 10 For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food. 11 For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others.
  • 2 Thess 3:14-15 : 14 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. 15 Have no feeling of hate for him, but take him in hand seriously as a brother.
  • 1 Cor 5:11-13 : 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. 12 For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you; 13 As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.
  • 1 Cor 11:2 : 2 Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.
  • 2 Cor 2:10 : 10 But if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ;
  • Eph 4:17 : 17 This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,
  • Col 3:17 : 17 And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.
  • 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.
  • 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;
  • 1 Tim 5:21 : 21 I give you orders before God and Christ Jesus and the angels of God's selection, to keep these orders without giving thought to one side more than another.
  • 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit.
  • 1 Tim 6:13-14 : 13 I give you orders before God, the giver of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith, 14 To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 3 John 1:10-11 : 10 So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do. 11 My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.
  • 2 Tim 4:1 : 1 I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead, and by his revelation and his kingdom;

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    7 For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

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