2 Thessalonians 3

1 As to the rest, pray, brothers, concerning us, that the word of the LORD may run and may be glorified, as also with you,

Furthermore, brethren, pray for vs, that the worde of the Lord may haue free passage and be glorified, euen as it is with you,

2 and that we may be delivered from the unreasonable and evil men, for not all [are] of the faith;

And that we may be deliuered from vnreasonable and euill men: for all men haue not fayth.

3 but faithful is the LORD who will establish you, and will guard [you] from the evil [one];

But the Lord is faithfull, which wil stablish you, and keepe you from euill.

4 and we now have confidence in the LORD, that which we command you both do and will do;

And we are perswaded of you through the Lord, that ye both doe, and will doe the things which we warne you of.

5 and the LORD direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.

And the Lord guide your hearts to the loue of God, and the waiting for of Christ.

6 And we command you, brothers, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly, and not after the tradition that you received from us,

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.

7 for you have known how it is necessary to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

For ye your selues know, how ye ought to follow vs: for we behaued not our selues inordinately among you,

8 nor did we eat bread of anyone for nothing, but in labor and in travail, working night and day, not to be chargeable to any of you;

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.

9 not because we have no authority, but that we might give ourselves to you [as] a pattern, to imitate us;

Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.

10 for even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

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.

11 for we hear of some walking disorderly among you, working nothing, but being busybodies,

For we heare, that there are some which walke among you inordinately, and worke not at all, but are busie bodies.

12 and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that working with quietness, they may eat their own bread;

Therefore them that are such, we warne and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that they worke with quietnes, and eate their owne bread.

13 and you, brothers, may you not be weary doing well,

And ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

14 and if anyone does not obey our word through the letter, note this one, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed,

If any man obey not this our saying in this letter, note him, and haue no company with him, that he may be ashamed:

15 and do not count as an enemy, but admonish as a brother;

Yet count him not as an enemie, but admonish him as a brother.

16 and may the LORD of peace Himself always give to you peace in every way; the LORD [is] with you all!

Now the Lord himselfe of peace giue you peace alwayes by all meanes. The Lord be with you all.

17 The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is a sign in every letter; thus I write.

The salutation of me Paul, with mine owne hand, which is ye token in euery Epistle: so I write,

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you all! Amen.

The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all, Amen. ‘The second Epistle to the Thessalonians, written from Athens.’