2 Thessalonians 3

New King James Version

Pray for Us

3 Finally, brethren, ^(A)pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, ²and ^(B)that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; ^(C)for not all have faith.

³But ^(D)the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and ^(E)guard you from the evil one. ⁴And ^(F)we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you.

⁵Now may ^(G)the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.

Warning Against Idleness

⁶But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(H)that you withdraw ^(I)from every brother who walks ^(J)disorderly and not according to the tradition which ^[a]he received from us. ⁷For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; ⁸nor did we eat anyone’s bread ^[b]free of charge, but worked with ^(K)labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, ⁹not because we do not have ^(L)authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.

¹⁰For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. ¹¹For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are ^(M)busybodies. ¹²Now those who are such we command and ^[c]exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ ^(N)that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

¹³But as for you, brethren, ^(O)do not grow weary in doing good. ¹⁴And if anyone does not obey our word in this ^[d]epistle, note that person and ^(P)do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed. ¹⁵^(Q)Yet do not count him as an enemy, ^(R)but ^[e]admonish him as a brother.

Benediction

¹⁶Now may ^(S)the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.

¹⁷^(T)The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every ^[f]epistle; so I write.

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

Footnotes

2 Thessalonians 3:6 NU, M they
2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit. for nothing
2 Thessalonians 3:12 encourage
2 Thessalonians 3:14 letter
2 Thessalonians 3:15 warn
2 Thessalonians 3:17 letter

2 Thessalonians 3

Young's Literal Translation

3 As to the rest, pray ye, brethren, concerning us, that the word of the Lord may run and may be glorified, as also with you,

²and that we may be delivered from the unreasonable and evil men, for the faith [is] not of all;

³and stedfast is the Lord, who shall establish you, and shall guard [you] from the evil;

⁴and we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that the things that we command you ye both do and will do;

⁵and the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.

⁶And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

⁷for yourselves have known how it behoveth [you] to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

⁸nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

⁹not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;

¹⁰for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

¹¹for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,

¹²and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;

¹³and ye, brethren, may ye not be weary doing well,

¹⁴and if any one do not obey our word through the letter, this one note ye, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed,

¹⁵and as an enemy count [him] not, but admonish ye [him] as a brother;

¹⁶and may the Lord of the peace Himself give to you the peace always in every way; the Lord [is] with you all!

¹⁷The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is a sign in every letter; thus I write;

¹⁸the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you all! Amen.

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