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, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also 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 not all have faith.

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

But the Lord is faithful, who will 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; —

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

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

May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance 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, 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.

7 For, ye yourselves, know, how needful it is to be imitating us, in that we were not disorderly among you,

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously amongst 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 from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labour and travail worked 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.

This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you 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, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t 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 who walk amongst you in rebellion, who don’t work 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 those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

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

But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.

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;

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man and 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.

Don’t count him 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 may 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.

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