2 Thessalonians 3

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

As for the rest, my brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run, and be glorified, as it is among you:

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

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

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

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

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

And we trust in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do and will do the things which we give you in charge.

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

And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

6 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.

Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother who walketh disorderly, and not according to the instruction which he received from us.

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

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

8 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.

neither did we eat any one's bread for nothing; but with labor and toil, working night and day, that we might not be burthensome to any of you.

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

Not that we have not power, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you to imitate us.

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

For when we were with you, we gave you this charge, if any will not work, neither let him eat.

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

For we hear that there are some among you that walk disorderly, doing no work themselves, but very busy in the affairs of others.

12 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.

Such we charge and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly and earn their own bread.

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

But be not you, my brethren, discouraged from well-doing. And if any obey not our order,

14 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:

by this epistle, mark such a one, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.

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

However do not look upon him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

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

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

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

The salutation of me Paul by my own hand, which is the token in every epistle; for 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.