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1 For the rest, brethren, pray for us that the word of God may run and may be glorified, even as among you:
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Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified everywhere, just as it is among you,
2 And that we may be delivered from importunate and evil men: for all men have not faith.
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and that we may be rescued from wicked and evil people; for not all have faith.
3 But God is faithful, who will strengthen and keep you from evil.
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But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
4 And we have confidence concerning you in the Lord that the things which we command, you both do and will do.
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And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will go on doing the things that we command.
5 And the Lord direct your hearts, in the charity of God and the patience of Christ.
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May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
6 And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition which they have received of us.
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Now we command you, beloved, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from believers who are living in idleness and not according to the tradition that they received from us.
7 For yourselves know how you ought to imitate us. For we were not disorderly among you.
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For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you,
8 Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nothing: but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you.
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and we did not eat anyone's bread without paying for it; but with toil and labor we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you.
9 Not as if we had not power: but that we might give ourselves a pattern unto you, to imitate us.
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This was not because we do not have that right, but in order to give you an example to imitate.
10 For also, when we were with you, this we declared to you: that, if any man will not work, neither let him eat.
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For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: Anyone unwilling to work should not eat.
11 For we have heard there are some among you who walk disorderly: working not at all, but curiously meddling.
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For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work.
12 Now we charge them that are such and beseech them by the Lord Jesus Christ that, working with silence, they would eat their own bread.
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Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.
13 But you, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
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Brothers and sisters, do not be weary in doing what is right.
14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.
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Take note of those who do not obey what we say in this letter; have nothing to do with them, so that they may be ashamed.
15 Yet do not esteem him as an enemy but admonish him as a brother.
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Do not regard them as enemies, but warn them as believers.
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you everlasting peace in every place. The Lord be with you all.
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Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you.
17 The salutation of Paul with my own hand: which is the sign in every epistle. So I write.
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I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine; it is the way I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
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