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2Th_3:4. The apostle has confidence in Christ that He will come to the assistance of the Thessalonians, promoting their faith and protecting them; but he is likewise confident in them, that they on their part will not fail in obedience to the apostle’s commands. Thus the apostle paves the way for a suitable transition to the exhortation in 2Th_3:6 ff.
ἐν κυρίῳ ] a statement of the element of his confidence annexed to πεποίθαμεν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς , in order to express that the apostle’s confidence in his readers was one founded on Christ, caused by the participation of Christianity. Comp. Gal_5:10; Php_2:24; Rom_14:14.
ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς ] see Meyer on 2Co_2:3.
καὶ ποιεῖτε ] does not still belong to the protasis (see Erasmus on the passage), but begins the apodosis.