2 Thessalonians 3
1 Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be honored, as it is among you.
2 And pray that we may be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the Evil One.
4 And we trust in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
5 May the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the perseverance of Christ.
6 We command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who lives idly and not according to the teaching you received from us.
7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we did not live idly among you.
8 Nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it. Instead, with toil and hardship, working night and day, we labored so as not to burden any of you.
9 Not that we lack the right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
10 For when we were with you, we used to command you: “If anyone is unwilling to work, neither should that person eat.”
11 For we hear that some among you live idly, doing no work but meddling in everyone else’s affairs.
12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and eat their own bread.
13 And you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary of doing good.
14 If anyone does not obey our word in this letter, take note of that person and do not associate with them, so that they may feel ashamed.
15 But do not regard them as an enemy; instead, admonish them as a brother or sister.
16 May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.
17 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul’s. This is the mark in every letter; this is how I write.
18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
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