2 ThessaloniansChapter 3

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¹Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us. Pray that the Lord's message will spread fast and be honored, just as it was with you. ²And pray that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people. For not everyone has faith. ³But the Lord is faithful. He will make you strong and guard you from the evil one. ⁴We trust in the Lord about you. We are sure you are doing what we tell you. And we are sure you will keep doing it. ⁵May the Lord lead your hearts into God's love and into the way Christ kept going. ⁶Brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Stay away from any brother who lives a lazy, careless life. That kind of life does not follow the teaching you got from us. ⁷You know very well how you should follow our example, because we were not lazy or careless when we were with you. ⁸We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, we worked hard and long. We worked night and day so we would not be a load on any of you. ⁹It's not that we had no right to your help. But we wanted to give you an example to follow. ¹⁰Even when we were with you, we gave you this command: "If anyone is not willing to work, he should not eat." ¹¹We hear that some of you are living lazy, careless lives. They are not doing any work. Instead, they are busy poking into other people's business. ¹²We command such people, and we urge them by our Lord Jesus Christ, to settle down and work. They should earn the food they eat. ¹³But as for you, brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good. ¹⁴Watch out for anyone who does not obey what we say in this letter. Point that person out. Do not spend time with him, so that he will feel ashamed. ¹⁵But do not treat him like an enemy. Warn him like a brother. ¹⁶Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with all of you. ¹⁷I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is my sign in every letter. This is how I write. ¹⁸May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.