2 Thessalonians 3
1 Britheren, fro hennus forward preye ye for vs, that the word of God renne, and be clarified, as it is anentis you;
Furthermore, brethren, pray for vs, that the worde of the Lord may haue free passage and be glorified, euen as it is with you,
2 and that we be delyuered fro noyous and yuele men; for feith is not of alle men.
And that we may be deliuered from vnreasonable and euill men: for all men haue not fayth.
3 But the Lord is trewe, that schal conferme you, and schal kepe fro yuel.
But the Lord is faithfull, which wil stablish you, and keepe you from euill.
4 And, britheren, we trusten of you in the Lord, for what euere thingis we comaunden to you, bothe ye don and schulen do.
And we are perswaded of you through the Lord, that ye both doe, and will doe the things which we warne you of.
5 And the Lord dresse youre hertis, in the charite of God, and in the pacience of Crist.
And the Lord guide your hearts to the loue of God, and the waiting for of Christ.
6 But, britheren, we denouncen to you in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that ye withdrawe you from ech brother that wandrith out of ordre, and not aftir the techyng, that thei resseyueden of vs.
We warne you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the instruction, which hee receiued of vs.
7 For `ye silf witen, hou it bihoueth to sue vs. For we weren not vnpesible among you,
For ye your selues know, how ye ought to follow vs: for we behaued not our selues inordinately among you,
8 nethir with outen oure owne trauel we eeten breed of ony man, but in trauel and werynesse worchiden niyt and dai, that we greuyden noon of you.
Neither tooke we bread of any man for nought: but we wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you.
9 Not as we hadden not power, but that we schulden yyue vs silf ensaumple to you to sue vs.
Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.
10 For also whanne we weren among you, we denounsiden this thing to you, that if ony man wole not worche, nethir ete he.
For euen when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any, which would not worke, that he should not eate.
11 For we han herd that summe among you goon in reste, and no thing worchen, but don curiousli.
For we heare, that there are some which walke among you inordinately, and worke not at all, but are busie bodies.
12 But we denouncen to hem that ben suche men, and bisechen in the Lord Jhesu Crist, that thei worchen with silence, and ete her owne breed.
Therefore them that are such, we warne and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that they worke with quietnes, and eate their owne bread.
13 But nyle ye, britheren, faile wel doynge.
And ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
14 That if ony man obeie not to oure word bi epistle, marke ye him, and comyne ye not with hym, that he be schamed;
If any man obey not this our saying in this letter, note him, and haue no company with him, that he may be ashamed:
15 and nyle ye gesse hym as an enemye, but repreue ye hym as a brother. And God hym silf of pees yyue to you euerlastinge pees in al place.
Yet count him not as an enemie, but admonish him as a brother.
16 The Lord be with `you alle.
Now the Lord himselfe of peace giue you peace alwayes by all meanes. The Lord be with you all.
17 My salutacioun bi the hoond of Poul; which signe in ech epistle Y write thus.
The salutation of me Paul, with mine owne hand, which is ye token in euery Epistle: so I write,
18 The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with `alle you. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all, Amen. ‘The second Epistle to the Thessalonians, written from Athens.’
