2 Thessalonians 3

1 For the rest, brethren, be praying for us, —that, the word of the Lord, may be running, and gaining glory, according as [it did] even 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 rescued from the presuming and wicked men; for, not all, hold the faith.

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for all have not faith.

3 Faithful, is the Lord, —who will confirm you, and guard you from the wicked one:

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

4 We are persuaded, however, in the Lord, as touching you, —that, what things we give in charge, Ye [both] are doing 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 But may, the Lord, guide your hearts into the love of God, and into the endurance of the Christ.

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

6 Howbeit, we charge you, brethren, —that, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, ye be withdrawing yourselves from every brother—who, in a disorderly way, doth walk, and not according to the instruction which ye 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, ye yourselves, know, how needful it is to be imitating us, in that we were not disorderly among you,

For ye know how ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you;

8 Nor, as a free-gift, did eat, bread, from anyone, but, with toil and hardship, night and day, working, —that we might not burden 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 not authority, but that, ourselves, as an ensample, we might hold forth unto you, —to the end ye might he imitating 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, were we giving in charge unto you, —that, if any will not 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 We hear, in fact, of some who are walking among you in a disorderly way, at nothing, working, yet too busily working!

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 Now, such as these, we charge and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, —that, with quietness, working, their own bread, they be eating.

Such we charge and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly and earn their own bread.

13 But, 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 And, if anyone be not giving ear unto our word through means of this letter, on this one, set a mark—not to be mixing yourselves up with him, —that he may be reproved;

by this epistle, mark such a one, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.

15 And, not as an enemy, be esteeming him, but be admonishing him, as a brother.

However do not look upon him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16 But may, the Lord of peace himself, give you peace, always, in every way. 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 Paul—with my own hand, 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 favour of our Lord Jesus Christ, be with you all.

"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all." Amen.