2 Thessalonians 3

1 Now, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may rush and be glorified, as it also is with you.

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

2 Pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not all have faith.

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

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

But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and keep you from evil.

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

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

5 May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ.

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

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you avoid every brother who lives a lazy life and does not live according to the traditions you received from us.

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

7 For you yourselves know it is proper for you to imitate us. We did not live among you as those who had no discipline.

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

8 We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, we worked night and day in difficult labor and hardship, so we might not be a burden to any of you.

Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nothing; but worked with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

9 We did this not because we have no authority. Instead, we did this in order to be an example to you, so that you may imitate us.

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

10 When we were with you, we commanded you, “The one who is unwilling to work must 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 that some walk idly among you. They do not work but are instead meddlers.

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

12 Now such ones we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they should work with quietness and eat their own food.

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 But you, brothers, do not become tired of doing what is right.

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

14 If anyone does not obey our word in this letter, take note of him and have no association with him, so that he may be ashamed.

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

15 Do not consider him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.

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

16 May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. May the 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 This is my greeting, 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 the token in every letter: so I write.

18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

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