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,

Henceforth, brethren, pray ye for us, that the word of our Lord may, in every place, run and be glorified, as with you;

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

and that we may be delivered from evil and perverse men; for faith is not in all.

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

And faithful is the Lord, who will keep you and rescue 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.

And we have confidence in you, through our Lord, that what we have inculcated on you, ye both have done, and will do.

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

And may our Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to a patient waiting for the Messiah.

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.

And we enjoin upon you, my brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, that ye withdraw from every brother who walketh wickedly, and not according to the precepts which ye received from us.

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

For ye know how ye ought to imitate us, who did not walk wickedly 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.

Neither did we eat bread gratuitously from any of you; but, with toil and weariness, we labored by night and by day, that we might not be burdensome 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.

It was not because we have no authority, but that we might give you an example in ourselves, that ye might imitate us.

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

And while we were with you, we also gave you this precept, That every one who would not work, should likewise not eat.

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

For we hear, there are some among you who walk wickedly, and do nothing except vain things.

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 such persons, we command and exhort, by our Lord Jesus the Messiah, that in quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

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

And my brethren, let it not be wearisome to you, to do what is good.

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.

And if any one hearkeneth not to these my words in this epistle, separate that man from you, and have no intimacy with him, that he may be ashamed.

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

Yet, hold him not 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 give you peace, always, in every thing. Our 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.

The salutation in the writing of my own hand, I Paul have written it; which is the token in all my epistles, so I write.

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

The grace of Jesus the Messiah be with you all, my brethren. Amen.