2 Thessalonians 3

1 For the rest, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also with you;

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

2 and that we may be delivered from bad and evil men, for faith [is] not [the portion] of all.

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

3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you and keep [you] from evil.

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

4 But we trust in the Lord as to you, that the things which we enjoin, ye both do and will do.

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

5 But the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of the Christ.

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

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

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.

7 For ye know yourselves how ye ought to imitate us, because we have not walked disorderly among you;

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously amongst you,

8 nor have we eaten bread from any one without cost; but in toil and hardship working night and day not to be chargeable to any one of you:

neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labour and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.

9 not that we have not the right, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you, in order to your imitating us.

This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

10 For also when we were with you we enjoined you this, that if any man does not like to work, neither let him eat.

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”

11 For we hear that [there are] some walking among you disorderly, not working at all, but busybodies.

For we hear of some who walk amongst you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

12 Now such we enjoin and exhort in [the] Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.

Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

13 But ye, brethren, do not faint in well-doing.

But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.

14 But if any one obey not our word by the letter, mark that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed of himself;

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man and have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

15 and do not esteem him as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.

Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16 But the Lord of peace himself give you peace continually in every way. The Lord [be] with you all.

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

17 The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is [the] mark in every letter; so I write.

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.

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

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