2 Thessalonians 3
New Living Translation
Paul’s Request for Prayer
3 Finally, dear brothers and sisters,[a] we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you. 2 Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer. 3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.[b] 4 And we are confident in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we commanded you. 5 May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.
An Exhortation to Proper Living
6 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers[c] who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received[d] from us. 7 For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you. 8 We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you. 9 We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow. 10 Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “Those unwilling to work will not get to eat.”
11 Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business. 12 We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living. 13 As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.
14 Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed. 15 Don’t think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister.[e]
Paul’s Final Greetings
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.
17 HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING—PAUL. I DO THIS IN ALL MY LETTERS TO PROVE THEY ARE FROM ME.
18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3
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3 · ho Finally loipos, brothers adelphos, pray proseuchomai for peri us hēmeis, that hina the ho word logos of the ho Lord kyrios may spread rapidly trechō and kai be honored doxazō, as kathōs in fact kai it was among pros you hymeis. 2 Pray also kai that hina we may be delivered rhyomai from apo · ho unprincipled atopos and kai wicked ponēros men anthrōpos; for gar not ou all pas belong to the ho faith pistis.
3 But de the ho Lord kyrios is eimi faithful pistos; he hos will establish stērizō you hymeis and kai guard phylassō you from apo the ho evil one ponēros. 4 And de we are confident peithō in en the Lord kyrios regarding epi you hymeis, that hoti · kai you are doing poieō and kai will continue to do poieō the things hos we require parangellō of you.
5 Now de may the ho Lord kyrios direct kateuthunō your hymeis · ho hearts kardia into eis the ho love agapē of ho God theos and kai into eis the ho endurance hypomonē of ho Christ Christos.
6 But de we charge parangellō you hymeis, brothers adelphos, in en the name onoma of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos, to stay away stellō from apo any pas brother adelphos who conducts himself peripateō in a disorderly manner ataktōs and kai not mē according to kata the ho tradition paradosis that hos they received paralambanō from para us hēmeis. 7 For gar you yourselves autos know oida how pōs our hēmeis example should dei be followed mimeomai, because hoti we did not ou lead disorderly lives atakteō among en you hymeis, 8 nor oude did we eat esthiō anyone’ s tis food artos without paying dōrean for it. Instead alla we kept working ergazomai night nyx and kai day hēmera with en toil kopos and kai hardship mochthos, so pros we would not mē be a burden epibareō to any tis of you hymeis, 9 not ou because hoti we do not ou have echō the right exousia, but alla in order to hina make didōmi ourselves heautou an example typos for you hymeis to eis imitate mimeomai. 10 For gar even kai when hote we were eimi with pros you hymeis, we gave you hymeis this houtos charge parangellō: “ If ei anyone tis is not ou willing thelō to work ergazomai, then he should not mēde eat esthiō.” 11 For gar we hear akouō that some tis among en you hymeis are conducting themselves peripateō in a disorderly manner ataktōs, doing nothing mēdeis themselves ergazomai, but alla meddling in the affairs of others periergazomai. 12 · ho · de Such people toioutos we charge parangellō and kai exhort parakaleō in en the Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos that hina they work ergazomai quietly meta hēsychia and eat esthiō · ho their own heautou food artos. 13 But de you hymeis, brothers adelphos, must not mē become discouraged in doing what is right kalopoieō.
14 Now de if ei anyone tis does not ou obey hypakouō what ho we hēmeis say logos in dia · ho this houtos letter epistolē, take note sēmeioō of that person and do not mē associate with him autos, so that hina he will feel ashamed entrepō. 15 · kai Do hēgeomai not mē regard hēgeomai him as hōs an enemy echthros, but alla admonish noutheteō him as hōs a brother adelphos.
16 Now de may the ho Lord kyrios of ho peace eirēnē himself autos give didōmi you hymeis · ho peace eirēnē always dia pas in en every pas circumstance tropos. The ho Lord kyrios be with meta you hymeis all pas.
17 The ho greeting aspasmos is with ho my own emos hand cheir—Paul’ s Paulos— which hos is eimi a mark sēmeion of genuineness in en every pas letter epistolē; so houtōs I write graphō.
18 The ho grace charis of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos be with meta you hymeis all pas.
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