2 Thessalonians 3

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

FINALLY, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run, and be glorified, even as among you;

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

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for there is not faith in all.

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

But the Lord is faithful, who will stablish you, and keep you from the wicked one.

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

But we have confidence in the Lord towards you, that the things which we have enjoined you, ye both do, and will do.

5 May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Meshikha.

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

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Yeshua Meshikha, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who lives an undisciplined life, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

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

7 For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we were not undisciplined among you,

For ye yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us; for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you,

8 neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

neither did we eat bread with any man unpaid for, but with labour and toil worked night and day, that we might be burdensome to none of you:

9 not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

not that we have not such power, but that we might be ourselves an example for you to imitate.

10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."

For when we were with you, this we enjoined you, that if a man would not work, neither should he eat.

11 For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, who do not work at all, but are busybodies.

For we hear that there are some among you who walk disorderly, doing no work, but being busy-bodies.

12 Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Yeshua Meshikha, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Now such we command, and conjure, by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they labour, and eat their own bread.

13 But you, brothers, do not be weary in doing well.

But ye, brethren, be not weary of well doing.

14 If anyone does not obey our word in this letter, note that person, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

And if any man obey not our word by letter, mark that man, and maintain no society with him, that he may be ashamed.

15 Do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Yet regard him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

And the Lord of peace himself give you peace, by every means, in every situation. The Lord be with you all.

17 The greeting of me, Paul, with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter: this is how I write.

The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is my sign in every letter: so I write.

18 The grace of our Lord Yeshua Meshikha be with you all.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. The second epistle was written to the Thessalonians from Athens.