Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have <em>free</em> course and be glorified, even as <em>it is</em> with you,
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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.
2 And that we may be delivered from perverse and wicked men, for the faith is not of everyone.
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And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall confirm you and keep <em>you</em> from evil.
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But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
4 And we have confidence in the Lord regarding you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
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We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command.
5 And the Lord make your hearts upright in the charity of God and in the hope of the Christ.
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May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
6 Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks out of order, and not after the doctrine which ye received of us.
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In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.
7 For you know in what manner you ought to imitate us, for we did not walk disorderly among you,
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For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,
8 neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought, but working with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you,
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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 Not because we did not have authority, but to give you an example that you might imitate us.
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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, this we declared unto you, that if anyone desires not to work neither should he eat.
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For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you out of order, not working at all, but are busybodies.
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We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.
12 Now those that are such, we charge and exhort in our Lord Jesus Christ, that working with quietness, they eat their bread.
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Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
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And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.
14 And if anyone does not hearken unto our word by this epistle, note that one and do not join with him, that he may be ashamed.
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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 count <em>him</em> not as an enemy, but admonish <em>him</em> as a brother.
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Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by every means. The Lord <em>be</em> with you all.
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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 <em>Receive</em> saving health from my hand, Paul, which is the sign in all <em>my</em> letters: so I write.
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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 <em>be</em> with you all. Amen.
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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