2 Thessalonians 3

1 Henceforth, brethren, pray ye for us, that the word of our Lord may, in every place, run and be glorified, as with you;

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have [free] course, and be glorified, even as [it is] with you:

2 and that we may be delivered from evil and perverse men; for faith is not in all.

And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all [men] have not faith.

3 And faithful is the Lord, who will keep you and rescue you from the evil One.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from evil.

4 And we have confidence in you, through our Lord, that what we have inculcated on you, ye both have done, and will do.

And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

5 And may our Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to a patient waiting for the Messiah.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

6 And we enjoin upon you, my brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, that ye withdraw from every brother who walketh wickedly, and not according to the precepts which ye received from us.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

7 For ye know how ye ought to imitate us, who did not walk wickedly among you.

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

8 Neither did we eat bread gratuitously from any of you; but, with toil and weariness, we labored by night and by day, that we might not be burdensome to any of you.

Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

9 It was not because we have no authority, but that we might give you an example in ourselves, that ye might imitate us.

Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

10 And while we were with you, we also gave you this precept, That every one who would not work, should likewise not eat.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

11 For we hear, there are some among you who walk wickedly, and do nothing except vain things.

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

12 Now such persons, we command and exhort, by our Lord Jesus the Messiah, that in quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

13 And my brethren, let it not be wearisome to you, to do what is good.

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

14 And if any one hearkeneth not to these my words in this epistle, separate that man from you, and have no intimacy with him, that he may be ashamed.

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

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

Yet count [him] not as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.

16 And may the Lord of peace give you peace, always, in every thing. Our Lord be with you all.

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord [be] with you all.

17 The salutation in the writing of my own hand, I Paul have written it; which is the token in all my epistles, so I write.

The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

18 The grace of Jesus the Messiah be with you all, my brethren. Amen.

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