< 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,
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 the unreasonable and evil men, for not all [are] of the faith;
and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for all have not faith.
3 but faithful is the LORD who will establish you, and will guard [you] from the evil [one];
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and preserve you from the evil one.
4 and we now have confidence in the LORD, that 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 to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.
And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience 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,
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 you have known how it is necessary to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;
For ye know how ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly 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 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 have no authority, but that we might give ourselves to you [as] a pattern, 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 even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if anyone is not willing to 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 hear of some walking disorderly among you, working nothing, but being busybodies,
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 and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that working with quietness, they may eat their own bread;
Such we charge and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly and earn their own bread.
13 and you, brothers, may you not be weary doing well,
But be not you, my brethren, discouraged from well-doing. And if any obey not our order,
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,
by this epistle, mark such a one, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.
15 and do not count as an enemy, but admonish as a brother;
However do not look upon him as an enemy, 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 of peace himself give you peace at all times and in all places. 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 by my own hand, which is the token in every epistle; for so I write,
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you all! Amen.
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all." Amen.