2 Thessalonians 3

1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified even as among you;

For the rest, brethren, pray for us, that the word of God may run, and may be glorified, even as among you;

2 and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for all have not the disposition for faith.

And that we may be delivered from importunate and evil men; for all men have not faith.

3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you, and keep you from the evil one.

But God is faithful, who will strengthen and keep you from evil.

4 And we have confidence in the Lord with respect to you, that you both do, and will continue to do, the things which we command you.

And we have confidence concerning you in the Lord, that the things which we command, you both do, and will do.

5 And the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the patience of the Christ.

And the Lord direct your hearts, in the charity of God, and the patience of Christ.

6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother that walks disorderly, and not according to the tradition which he received from us.

And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the tradition which they have received of us.

7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us: for we did not behave in a disorderly manner among you,

For yourselves know how you ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you;

8 nor did we eat any one’s bread for nothing: but worked with labor and toil, night and day, that we might not burden any one of you;

Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nothing, but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you.

9 this we did, not because we have not authority, but that we might give ourselves to you as an example, in order that you might imitate us.

Not as if we had not power: but that we might give ourselves a pattern unto you, to imitate us.

10 For when we were with you, we gave you this commandment, that if any one will not work, neither let him eat.

For also when we were with you, this we declared to you: that, if any man will not work, neither let him eat.

11 For we hear that some walk about among you in a disorderly manner, doing no work, but being busybodies.

For we have heard there are some among you who walk disorderly, working not at all, but curiously meddling.

12 Now we command such, and exhort them by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness, and eat their own bread.

Now we charge them that are such, and beseech them by the Lord Jesus Christ, that, working with silence, they would eat their own bread.

13 And you, brethren, should not be weary in well-doing.

But you, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

14 And if any one obey not our word by this letter, note that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed;

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed:

15 and yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Yet do not esteem him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

Now the Lord of peace himself give you everlasting peace in every place. The Lord be with you all.

17 The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is the token in every letter: so I write.

The salutation of Paul with my own hand; which is the sign in every epistle. So I write.

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.