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.
Henceforth, my brethren, pray for us, that the word of our Lord may run and be glorified in every place, as among you.
2 And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.
And that we may be delivered from wicked men and perverse; for every man hath not faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
But the Lord is faithful, who will keep you and deliver you from evil.
4 And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
But we confide concerning you in our Lord, that what we have commanded you, you have done,
5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
and also are doing. And our Lord will direct your hearts to the love of Aloha, and to the patience of the Meshiha.
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.
But we command you, my brethren, in the name of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, that you remove from every brother who walketh wickedly, and not according to the precepts which he hath received from us.
7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
For you know how it behoveth to imitate us who walked not wickedly 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.
Neither did we eat bread for nothing from any one of you; but with labour and weariness by night and by day we wrought, that upon no one of you we might be burdensome.
9 Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
Not because we had not power, but because in ourselves we would give you an example, that you may imitate us.
10 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
For while we were with you, this we commanded you, that every one who willeth not to work, neither should he eat.
11 Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
For we hear that there are some among you who walk wickedly, and nothing work, unless vain things.
12 We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
But these we command, and entreat of them by our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, that with quietness they work, and eat their (own) bread.
13 But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
But you, my brethren, be not weary in doing what is good.
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.
And if any man hearken not to these our words in the epistle, let this be separate from you, and be not mixed with him, that he be shamed.
15 Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
Yet, not as an enemy hold him, 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.
But the Lord of peace himself will give you peace always, in every thing. Our 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.
Salutation, by the writing of my hand, I, PAULOS, have written; which is the sign in all my epistles, so I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
The grace of Jeshu Meshiha be with you all, my brethren. Amen.
