Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 2 Thessalonians 3:12
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2 Thessalonians3:12
12. by--The oldest manuscripts read, "IN the Lord Jesus." So the Greek, 1Th 4:1, implying the sphere wherein such conduct is appropriate and consistent. "We exhort you thus, as ministers IN Christ, exhorting our people IN Christ."
with quietness--quiet industry; laying aside restless, bustling, intermeddling officiousness (2Th 3:11).
their own--bread earned by themselves, not another's bread (2Th 3:8).
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