2 Thessalonians 3
1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, asking that the Lord's Message may be spread rapidly and its glory be displayed, as it was displayed among you;
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, as with you,
2 and that we may be delivered from wrong-headed and wicked men; for it is not everybody who has faith.
and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for it is not all that have faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will make you stedfast and will guard you from the Evil one.
But faithful is the Lord, who will establish you, and guard you from evil.
4 And we have confidence in the Lord in regard to you that you are doing, and will do, what we command.
And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
5 And may the Lord guide your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.
And the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to perseverance in the cause of Christ.
6 But, by the authority of the Lord, we command you, brethren, to stand aloof from every brother whose life is disorderly and not in accordance with the teaching which all received from us.
Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.
7 For you yourselves know that it is your duty to follow our example. There was no disorder in our lives among you,
For ye yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us; for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you,
8 nor did we eat any one's bread without paying for it, but we laboured and toiled, working hard night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.
neither did we eat any man's bread for nought, but were working with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be burdensome to any of you.
9 This was not because we had not a claim upon you, but it arose from a desire to set you an example--for you to imitate us.
Not because we have not authority, but to make ourselves an example to you, that ye should imitate us.
10 For even when we were with you, we laid down this rule for you: "If a man does not choose to work, neither shall he eat."
For also when we were with you, this we commanded you: If any one will not work, neither let him eat.
11 For we hear that there are some of you who live disorderly lives and are mere idle busybodies.
For we hear of some who walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
12 To persons of that sort our injunction--and our command by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ--is that they are to work quietly and eat their own honestly-earned bread.
Now such we charge and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
13 But you, brethren, must not grow weary in the path of duty;
But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.
14 and if any one refuses to obey these our written instructions, mark that man and hold no communication with him--so that he may be made to feel ashamed.
And if any one obey not our word by this epistle, mark that man; and keep no company with him, that he may be shamed;
15 And yet do not regard him as an enemy, but caution him as a brother.
yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 And may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every sense. The Lord be with you all.
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way; the Lord be with you all.
17 I Paul add the greeting with my own hand, which is the credential in every letter of mine.
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul; which is the token in every letter; so I write.
18 This is my handwriting. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
