2 Thessalonians 3
1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it was 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 pray that we may be rescued from deviant and evil men, for not all have faith.
and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for all have not faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful; he will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and preserve you from the evil one.
4 We have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command you.
And we trust in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do and will do the things which we give you in charge.
5 May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and the steadfastness of Christ.
And may 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 Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother who walks in idleness and does not live according to the teaching we passed on to them.
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 yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you,
For ye know how ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you;
8 nor did we eat bread from anyone free of charge. On the contrary, with labor and hardship we worked day and night so as not to be a burden 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 We did this, not because we do not have the right to be supported, but to present ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
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, we gave you this command: “If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he 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 that some among you are walking in idleness, not working at all, 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 Now we command and exhort such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and eat their own bread.
Such we charge and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly and earn their own bread.
13 But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.
But be not you, my brethren, discouraged from well-doing. And if any obey not our order,
14 If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of him and do not associate with him, so that he will feel ashamed.
by this epistle, mark such a one, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.
15 Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
However do not look upon him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and 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 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the distinguishing mark in all my letters; it is the way 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 be with you all. Amen.
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all." Amen.
