2 Thessalonians

1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

2and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

3But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

4We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.

5May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.

6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.

7For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

8neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.

9This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

10For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”

11For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

12Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

13But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.

14If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man and have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

15Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

17I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.

18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

1As 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.