2 Thessalonians 3

1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.

Finally, brothers, pray on for me, that God’s word may run swiftly, and be glorified as in your own case,

2 And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.

and that I may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for all do not hold the faith.

3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

But the Lord is faithful; he will stablish you and guard you from the Evil One.

4 And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

Now we have fully fixed our faith on you in the Lord, that you are doing and will continue to do what we enjoin.

5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

May the Lord incline your hearts to the love of God and to the stedfastness of Christ.

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

I summon you, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to shun any brother who leads an idle and disorderly life, which is not according to the rule you received from me.

7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,

For you know well how you must imitate me. For I did not lead an idle or disorderly life among you;

8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

I did not eat my food as a gift from any man, but in toil and travail, night and day, I worked, so that I might not be a burden to any of you.

9 Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

Not that I have no right to such support; it was simply to give you an example for you to imitate.

10 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

For indeed when I was with you, I used to charge you, "If any man will not work, he shall not eat."

11 Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.

But I hear that there are those of your number who are leading idle and disorderly lives, who are not busy, but mere busybodies.

12 We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.

Now all such I command and entreat, by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, to work in quietness. and to earn their own living.

13 But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.

But you, brothers, must not grow weary in well-doing.

14 Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

If any man does not give heed to what I have said in this letter, mark that man; do not associate with him, so as to make him feel ashamed;

15 Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.

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

16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

And may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

17 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.

I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting, which is my token in every letter. Thus I write -

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

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