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,

For the rest, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also 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 bad and evil men, for faith [is] not [the portion] of all.

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

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

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

But we trust in the Lord as to you, that the things which we enjoin, ye both do and will do.

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

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

Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from us.

7 For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

For ye know yourselves how ye ought to imitate us, because we have not walked disorderly 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.

nor have we eaten bread from any one without cost; but in toil and hardship working night and day not to be chargeable to any one of you:

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

not that we have not the right, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you, in order to your imitating us.

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

For also when we were with you we enjoined you this, that if any man does not like to work, neither let him eat.

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

For we hear that [there are] some walking among you disorderly, not working at all, but 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 such we enjoin and exhort in [the] Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.

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

But ye, brethren, do not faint in well-doing.

14 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.

But if any one obey not our word by the letter, mark that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed of himself;

15 Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

and do not esteem 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.

But the Lord of peace himself give you peace continually 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.

The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is [the] mark in every letter; so 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.