2 Thessalonians 3

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

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

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

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

3 But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen you and guard you from the malignant one.

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

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

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

5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the perseverance of Christ.

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

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who behaves irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.

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.

7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we did not behave irresponsibly among you;

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

8 neither did we eat anyone's bread without paying; rather we worked night and day, with difficulty and hardship, so as not to be a burden to any of you;

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:

9 not because we do not have the right, but in order to offer ourselves to you as a model for you to imitate.

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

10 Yes, because when we were with you we gave you this command: “If anyone does not want to work, neither let him eat!”

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

11 Yet we hear that some among you are behaving irresponsibly; not working, just meddling.

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

12 Now to such individuals we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

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

13 But as for you, brothers, do not lose heart in well doing.

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

14 If anyone does not obey our word in this letter, take note of him and do not associate with him, that he may be shamed;

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;

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

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

16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you the peace during every situation, in every way. The Lord be with you all.

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

17 The greeting of Paul, with my own hand, which is the ‘trademark’ in every letter that I write.

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