2 Thessalonians 3

1 For the rest, brethren, be praying for us, —that, the word of the Lord, may be running, and gaining glory, according as [it did] even with you;

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also [it is] with you;

2 And that we may be rescued from the presuming and wicked men; for, not all, hold the faith.

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

3 Faithful, is the Lord, —who will confirm you, and guard you from the wicked one:

But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil [one].

4 We are persuaded, however, in the Lord, as touching you, —that, what things we give in charge, Ye [both] are doing and will do; —

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

5 But may, the Lord, guide your hearts into the love of God, and into the endurance of the Christ.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

6 Howbeit, we charge you, brethren, —that, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, ye be withdrawing yourselves from every brother—who, in a disorderly way, doth walk, and not according to the instruction which ye received from us.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our 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, ye yourselves, know, how needful it is to be imitating us, in that we were not disorderly among you,

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

8 Nor, as a free-gift, did eat, bread, from anyone, but, with toil and hardship, night and day, working, —that we might not burden any of you; —

neither did we eat bread for nought at any man’s hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:

9 Not because we have not authority, but that, ourselves, as an ensample, we might hold forth unto you, —to the end ye might he imitating us.

not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.

10 For, even when we were with you, this, were we giving in charge unto you, —that, if any will not work, neither let him eat!

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

11 We hear, in fact, of some who are walking among you in a disorderly way, at nothing, working, yet too busily working!

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

12 Now, such as these, we charge and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, —that, with quietness, working, their own bread, they be eating.

Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

13 But, ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing; —

But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

14 And, if anyone be not giving ear unto our word through means of this letter, on this one, set a mark—not to be mixing yourselves up with him, —that he may be reproved;

And if any man obeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man, that ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

15 And, not as an enemy, be esteeming him, but be admonishing him, as a brother.

And [yet] count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16 But may, the Lord of peace himself, give you peace, always, in every way. The Lord, be with you all.

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

17 The salutation of Paul—with my own hand, which is a sign in every letter: thus, I write.

The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

18 The favour of our Lord Jesus Christ, be with you all.

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