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Request for Prayer
As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.
As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.
And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith.
and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith.
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command.
And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things that we command.
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
Warning Against Idleness
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.
For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you,
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.
We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.
It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate.
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.
For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies.
Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.
As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.
Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed.
If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed.
Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.
Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
Final Greetings
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
Benediction
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write.