2 Thessalonians

请为我们祷告

1弟兄们，我还有话说：请你们为我们祷告，好叫主的道理快快行开，得着荣耀，正如在你们中间一样，

2也叫我们脱离无理之恶人的手；因为人不都是有信心。

3但主是信实的，要坚固你们，保护你们脱离那恶者。

4我们靠主深信，你们现在是遵行我们所吩咐的，后来也必要遵行。

5愿主引导你们的心，叫你们爱 神，并学基督的忍耐！

警戒懒惰的人

6弟兄们，我们奉主耶稣基督的名吩咐你们，凡有弟兄不按规矩而行，不遵守从我们所受的教训，就当远离他。

7你们自己原知道应当怎样效法我们。因为我们在你们中间，未尝不按规矩而行，

8也未尝白吃人的饭，倒是辛苦劳碌，昼夜做工，免得叫你们一人受累。

9这并不是因我们没有权柄，乃是要给你们作榜样，叫你们效法我们。

10我们在你们那里的时候，曾吩咐你们说，若有人不肯做工，就不可吃饭。

11因我们听说，在你们中间有人不按规矩而行，什么工都不做，反倒专管闲事。

12我们靠主耶稣基督吩咐、劝戒这样的人，要安静做工，吃自己的饭。

13弟兄们，你们行善不可丧志。

14若有人不听从我们这信上的话，要记下他，不和他交往，叫他自觉羞愧。

15但不要以他为仇人，要劝他如弟兄。

祝福

16愿赐平安的主随时随事亲自给你们平安！愿主常与你们众人同在！

17我—保罗亲笔问你们安。凡我的信都以此为记，我的笔迹就是这样。

18愿我们主耶稣基督的恩常与你们众人同在！

Request for Prayer

1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.

2And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.

3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

4And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

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

A Warning against Idleness

6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you receivedfrom us.

7For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,

8nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

11For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.

12We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.

13But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.

14Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

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

Signature and Final Greetings

16Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

17This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.

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