3. faithful —alluding to "faith" ( 2 Thessalonians 3:2 ): though many will not believe, the Lord (other very old manuscripts read "God") is still to be believed in as faithful to His promises ( 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ; 2 Timothy 2:13 ). Faith on the part of man answers to faithfulness on the part of God. stablish you —as he had prayed ( 2 Thessalonians 2:17 ). Though it was on himself that wicked men were making their onset, he turns away from asking the Thessalonians' prayers for HIS deliverance ( 2 Thessalonians 3:2 : so unselfish was he, even in religion), to express his assurance of THEIR establishment in the faith, and preservation from evil. This assurance thus exactly answers to his prayer for them ( 2 Thessalonians 3:2- : ), "Our Lord . . . stablish you in every good word and work." He has before his mind the Lord's Prayer, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil"; where, as here, the translation may be, "from the evil one"; the great hinderer of "every good word and work." Compare 2 Thessalonians 3:2- : , "the wicked one." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-4" class="com-number"
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