2 Thessalonians 3

1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

Finally, brothers, pray on for me, that God’s word may run swiftly, and be glorified as in your own case,

2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

and that I may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for all do not hold the faith.

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

But the Lord is faithful; he will stablish you and guard you from the Evil One.

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

Now we have fully fixed our faith on you in the Lord, that you are doing and will continue to do what we enjoin.

5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.

May the Lord incline your hearts to the love of God and to the stedfastness of Christ.

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

I summon you, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to shun any brother who leads an idle and disorderly life, which is not according to the rule you received from me.

7 For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we did not behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

For you know well how you must imitate me. For I did not lead an idle or disorderly life among you;

8 neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.

I did not eat my food as a gift from any man, but in toil and travail, night and day, I worked, so that I might not be a burden to any of you.

9 This was not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

Not that I have no right to such support; it was simply to give you an example for you to imitate.

10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, do not let him eat.”

For indeed when I was with you, I used to charge you, "If any man will not work, he shall not eat."

11 For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who do not work at all, but are busybodies.

But I hear that there are those of your number who are leading idle and disorderly lives, who are not busy, but mere busybodies.

12 Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

Now all such I command and entreat, by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, to work in quietness. and to earn their own living.

13 But you, brothers, do not be weary in doing what is right.

But you, brothers, must not grow weary in well-doing.

14 If any man does not obey our word in this letter, note that man and have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

If any man does not give heed to what I have said in this letter, mark that man; do not associate with him, so as to make him feel ashamed;

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

and yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

And may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.

I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting, which is my token in every letter. Thus 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.