帖撒羅尼迦後書 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
請求代禱
3 弟兄姊妹，最後我還要請你們為我們禱告，好使主的道像在你們那裡一樣迅速傳開，受到尊崇， 2 並使我們能避開那些邪惡的人，因為不是人人都有信心。
3 主是信實的，祂必使你們剛強，保護你們脫離那惡者。 4 我們靠著主深信你們現在遵行了我們的吩咐，而且以後還會繼續遵行。
5 願主引導你們的心領悟上帝的愛和基督的堅忍。
不可遊手好閒
6 弟兄姊妹，現在我們奉主耶穌基督的名吩咐你們，要遠離那些遊手好閒、不遵守我們教導的信徒。 7 你們自己知道應該怎樣效法我們，因為我們在你們那裡的時候，並沒有懶懶散散， 8 也沒有白吃誰的飯，而是晝夜辛勤工作，免得成為你們任何人的負擔。 9 我們並不是沒有權利接受供應，而是要給你們樹立學習的榜樣。 10 我們在你們那裡的時候，曾吩咐過你們：不肯工作的人沒有資格吃飯。 11 我們聽說在你們當中有些人遊手好閒，無所事事，卻專管閒事。 12 我們奉主耶穌基督的名吩咐並勸誡這些人要安分守己，自食其力。
13 弟兄姊妹，你們要堅持行善，不要灰心。 14 如果有人不聽從這信上的教導，要注意提防他，不要和他來往，好使他羞愧。 15 只是不可把他當作仇人，要像對待弟兄姊妹一樣勸誡他。
問候
16 願平安之主隨時隨地親自賜你們平安！願主與你們同在！ 17 我保羅在這裡親筆問候你們，這是我的筆跡，我所有的信都以此為記號。
18 願我們主耶穌基督的恩典與你們眾人同在！
2 Thessalonians 3
Contemporary English Version
Pray for Us
3 Finally, our friends, please pray for us. This will help the message about the Lord to spread quickly, and others will respect it, just as you do. 2 Pray that we may be kept safe from worthless and evil people. After all, not everyone has faith. 3 But the Lord can be trusted to make you strong and protect you from harm. 4 He has made us sure that you are obeying what we taught you and that you will keep on obeying. 5 I pray that the Lord will guide you to be as loving as God and as patient as Christ.
Warnings against Laziness
6 My dear friends, in the name of[a] the Lord Jesus, I beg you not to have anything to do with any of your people who loaf around and refuse to obey the instructions we gave you. 7 You surely know that you should follow our example. We didn't waste our time loafing, 8 and we didn't accept food from anyone without paying for it. We didn't want to be a burden to any of you, so night and day we worked as hard as we could.
9 We had the right not to work, but we wanted to set an example for you. 10 We also gave you this rule: If you don't work, you don't eat. 11 Now we learn that some of you just loaf around and won't do any work, except the work of a busybody. 12 So, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask and beg these people to settle down and start working for a living. 13 Dear friends, you must never become tired of doing right.
14 Be on your guard against any followers who refuse to obey what we have written in this letter. Put them to shame by not having anything to do with them. 15 Don't consider them your enemies. Instead, speak kindly to them as you would to any other follower.
Final Prayer
16 I pray that the Lord, who gives peace, will always bless you with peace. May the Lord be with all of you.
17 I always sign my letters as I am now doing: PAUL.
18 I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to all of you.
Footnotes
- 3.6 in the name of: Or “as a follower of.”
2 Thessalonians 3
King James Version
3 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
6 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 he received of us.
7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
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