Main Answer
“Be not weary in well doing” means continue doing what is right even when other people behave irresponsibly or when generosity feels tiring. Paul addresses faithful members after correcting disorderly believers. Their frustration must not harden into withdrawal from every good work.
The command sits between instruction about work and instruction about discipline. Paul knows that responsible believers can become discouraged when others take advantage of the community.
Weariness here concerns losing heart in good conduct. The problem is deeper than physical tiredness. It is the temptation to decide that doing right has become pointless.
The Question Paul Is Answering
Paul protects generosity from cynicism. Correcting deliberate idleness does not cancel care for genuine need. The church must hold responsibility and compassion together.
This wording answers a real pastoral need in Thessalonica. Paul wants the church to interpret present events through received truth and to continue living faithfully while it waits for the Lord.
A careful answer also needs to preserve the tone of the letter. Paul writes to strengthen believers, correct confusion and direct conduct. The phrase therefore belongs within a message intended to produce endurance rather than curiosity alone.
but ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing
2 Thessalonians 3:13, KJV
The surrounding passages and the structure of Paul’s letter receive fuller treatment in the 2 Thessalonians Uncovering Scripture guide.
The Extra Study below examines the immediate context of 2 Thessalonians 3:13, the meaning of its key language and the way this verse should shape faithful Christian life.
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