2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Revised Geneva Translation

⁶ We charge you, brothers, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks inordinately and not according to the instruction he received from us.

⁷ For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us. For we did not behave inordinately among you.

⁸ Nor did we take food from anyone for nothing. But we worked with labor and travail night and day because we did not wish to be a burden to any of you.

⁹ Not because we do not have authority, but so that we might make ourselves an example for you to follow.

¹⁰ For even when we were with you, we warned you of this; that if there were any who would not work, he should not eat.

¹¹ For we hear that there are some who walk among you inordinately and do not work at all, but are busybodies.

¹² Therefore, such as those we warn and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own food.

¹³ And you, brothers, do not be weary in well-doing.

¹⁴ If anyone does not obey this our word in this letter, note him and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

¹⁵ Yet, do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.