(6) When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword unto them. (5) And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them. We must constantly love the God of the Word and the Word of God. (3) its a byword for lazy, slacker (4) we dont want the name broadchurch to be a byword for murder like sandbrook. He admonished the church to 'remember therefore from where you have fallen repent, and do the works you did at first' (Revelation 2:5). The risen Savior rebuked the church at Ephesus for having abandoned the love it had at first (Revelation 2:4).

It is possible to slip back from a position of love for God and His Word. The New Testament often warns against drifting from the truth towards some different, false belief (Galatians 1:8–9 1 Corinthians 4:6). He also urges his readers to keep a firm grip on the teachings they had received from him, whether he had given them when he was in Thessalonica or communicated them by letter. Many false teachers were trying to pull the believers away from the truth, and persecution and trials were buffeting them so Paul urges his readers to hold their ground against the false teachers' influence. Paul connects God's call to salvation and the believers' future glory to the obligation his readers have to stick with the truth.

2 Thessalonians 2:15 Parallel Verses 2 Thessalonians 2:15, NIV: So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.Ģ Thessalonians 2:15, ESV: So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.Ģ Thessalonians 2:15, KJV: Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.Ģ Thessalonians 2:15, NASB: So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.Ģ Thessalonians 2:15, NLT: With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter.Ģ Thessalonians 2:15, CSB: So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught, whether by what we said or what we wrote.

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