2 Thessalonians 3
1 Furthermore, brethren, pray for vs, that the worde of the Lord may haue free passage and be glorified, euen as it is with 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 deliuered from vnreasonable and euill men: for all men haue not fayth.
and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for all have not faith.
3 But the Lord is faithfull, which wil stablish you, and keepe you from euill.
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and preserve you from the evil one.
4 And we are perswaded of you through the Lord, that ye both doe, and will doe the things which we warne you of.
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 guide your hearts to the loue of God, and the waiting for of Christ.
And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
6 We warne you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the instruction, which hee receiued of vs.
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 ye your selues know, how ye ought to follow vs: for we behaued not our selues inordinately among you,
For ye know how ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you;
8 Neither tooke we bread of any man for nought: but we wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, because we would not 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 because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.
Not that we have not power, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you to imitate us.
10 For euen when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any, which would not worke, that he should not eate.
For when we were with you, we gave you this charge, if any will not work, neither let him eat.
11 For we heare, that there are some which walke among you inordinately, and worke not at all, but are busie bodies.
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 Therefore them that are such, we warne and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that they worke with quietnes, and eate their owne bread.
Such we charge and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly and earn their own bread.
13 And ye, 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 If any man obey not this our saying in this letter, note him, and haue no 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 count him not as an enemie, 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 himselfe of peace giue you peace alwayes by all meanes. 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 me Paul, with mine owne hand, which is ye token in euery 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 Iesus Christ be with you all, Amen. ‘The second Epistle to the Thessalonians, written from Athens.’
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all." Amen.
