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2 Thessalonians 3

New Living Translation NLT

1 Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you.

2 Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer.

3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

4 And we are confident in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we commanded you.

5 May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.

6 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received from us.

7 For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you.

8 We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you.

9 We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.

10 Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “Those unwilling to work will not get to eat.”

11 Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business.

12 We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living.

13 As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.

14 Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed.

15 Don’t think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister.

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

17 HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING—PAUL. I DO THIS IN ALL MY LETTERS TO PROVE THEY ARE FROM ME.

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

Common English Bible CEB

1 Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us so that the Lord's message will spread quickly and be honored, just like it happened with you.

2 Pray too that we will be rescued from inappropriate and evil people since everyone that we meet won't respond with faith.

3 But the Lord is faithful and will give you strength and protect you from the evil one.

4 We are confident about you in the Lord—that you are doing and will keep doing what we tell you to do.

5 May the Lord lead your hearts to express God's love and Christ's endurance.

6 Brothers and sisters, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to stay away from every brother or sister who lives an undisciplined life that is not in line with the traditions that you received from us.

7 You yourselves know how you need to imitate us because we were not undisciplined when we were with you.

8 We didn't eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, we worked night and day with effort and hard work so that we would not impose on you.

9 We did this to give you an example to imitate, not because we didn't have a right to insist on financial support.

10 Even when we were with you we were giving you this command: "If anyone doesn't want to work, they shouldn't eat."

11 We hear that some of you are living an undisciplined life. They aren't working, but they are meddling in other people's business.

12 By the Lord Jesus Christ, we command and encourage such people to work quietly and put their own food on the table.

13 Brothers and sisters, don't get discouraged in doing what is right.

14 Take note of anyone who doesn't obey what we have said in this letter. Don't associate with them so they will be ashamed of themselves.

15 Don't treat them like enemies, but warn them like you would do for a brother or sister.

16 May the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

17 I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. This verifies that the letter is from me, as in every letter of mine. This is how I write.

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