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2 Thessalonians 3:8-18

Lexham English Bible LEB

8 nor did we eat bread from anyone without paying, but with toil and labor, [we were] working night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you,

9 not that we do not have the right, but so that we may give ourselves [as] an example to you, so that [you] may imitate us.

10 For even when we were with you, we used to command this to you: that if anyone does not want to work, neither should he eat.

11 For we hear [that] some among you are living irresponsibly, working [at] nothing, but being busybodies.

12 Now we command and we exhort such people in the Lord Jesus Christ that, working with quietness, they eat their own bread.

13 But [as for] you, brothers, do not be discouraged [while] doing what is right.

14 But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note not to associate with him, in order that he may be put to shame.

15 And do not consider [him] as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.

16 Now may the Lord of peace himself grant you peace through everything in every way. [May] the Lord [be] with all of you.

17 The greeting [is] by my hand, Paul's, which is {a sign of genuineness} in every letter: {this is how I write}.

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

New International Version NIV

8 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.

9 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.

10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”

11 We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.

12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.

13 And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.

14 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.

15 Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.

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

17 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.

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