2 Thessalonians 3 (New American Standard Bible)

2 Thessalonians 3

Exhortation

 ^1(A)Finally, brethren, ^(B)pray for us that ^(C)the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you;

 ²and that we will be ^(D)rescued from perverse and evil men; for not all have faith.

 ³But ^(E)the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from ^(F)the evil one.

 ⁴We have ^(G)confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you ^(H)are doing and will continue to do what we command.

 ⁵May the Lord ^(I)direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

 ⁶Now we command you, brethren, ^(J)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you ^(K)keep away from every brother who leads an ^(L)unruly life and not according to ^(M)the tradition which you received from us.

 ⁷For you yourselves know how you ought to ^(N)follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined manner among you,

 ⁸nor did we ^(O)eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with ^(P)labor and hardship we kept ^(Q)working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;

 ⁹not because we do not have ^(R)the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves ^(S)as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.

 ¹⁰For even ^(T)when we were with you, we used to give you this order: ^(U)if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.

 ¹¹For we hear that some among you are ^(V)leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like ^(W)busybodies.

 ¹²Now such persons we command and ^(X)exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to ^(Y)work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread.

 ¹³But as for you, ^(Z)brethren, ^(AA)do not grow weary of doing good.

 ¹⁴If anyone does not obey our instruction ^(AB)in this letter, take special note of that person ^(AC)and do not associate with him, so that he will be ^(AD)put to shame.

 ¹⁵Yet ^(AE)do not regard him as an enemy, but ^(AF)admonish him as a ^(AG)brother.

 ¹⁶Now ^(AH)may the Lord of peace ^(AI)Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance ^(AJ)The Lord be with you all!

 ¹⁷I, Paul, write this greeting ^(AK)with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write.

 ^18(AL)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.