2 Thessalonians 3 YLT
Summary: Paul requests prayer that the word of the Lord would speed ahead and that he and his companions would be delivered from wicked and evil people, expressing confidence in the Thessalonians' obedience. He addresses believers who had stopped working and become idle busybodies, citing his own example of laboring so as not to burden anyone, and issuing the command, "If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat" (v. 10). He instructs the church not to associate closely with such idle disobedient members, yet to warn them as brothers rather than treat them as enemies. The letter closes with a prayer for peace and Paul's personal greeting written in his own hand as a mark of authenticity.
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.
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