New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Thessalonians 3

Exhortation

1FinallyG3062,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,prayπροσεύχεσθε,proseuchestheG4336for us thatthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962willspreadG5143rapidlyG5143and be glorifiedδοξάζηταιdoxazētaiG1392,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it didalsoG2532with you;

2and that we will berescuedῥυσθῶμενrhusthōmenG4506fromperverseἀτόπωνatopōnG824and evilπονηρῶνponērōnG4190menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444;for not allπάντωνpantōnG3956havefaithπίστις.pistisG4102.

3Butthe Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962is faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103,and He will strengthenστηρίξειstērixeiG4741and protectφυλάξειphulaxeiG5442you fromthe evilπονηροῦ.ponērouG4190one.

4We haveG3982confidenceG3982in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962concerningἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909you, that youare doingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160and will continue todoποιήσετε.poiēseteG4160whatἃhaG3739we commandπαραγγέλλομενparangellomenG3853.

5May the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962directκατευθύναιkateuthunaiG2720your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588into the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and into the steadfastnessὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281of ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

6NowδὲdeG1161we commandΠαραγγέλλομενParangellomenG3853you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547, that youkeepG4724awayG4724from everyπαντὸςpantosG3956brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80wholeadsG4043anunrulyἀτάκτωςataktōsG814lifeG4043and not accordingκατὰkataG2596tothe traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862whichἣνhēnG3739you receivedπαρελάβοσανparelabosanG3880from us.

7For you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG3609howπῶςpōsG4459you oughtδεῖdeiG1163tofollowG3401our exampleG3401,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we did not actG812in an undisciplinedG812mannerG812amongἐνenG1722you,

8norοὐδὲoudeG3761did weeatG2068anyone’sπαρά τινος,para tinosG3844 G5100breadἄρτονartonG740withoutG1431payingG1431for it, but withlaborκόπῳkopōG2873and hardshipμόχθῳmochthōG3449we keptworkingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250soπρὸςprosG4314that we would not be a burdenἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsaiG1912to anyτιναtinaG5100of you;

9not becauseὅτιhotiG3754we do not haveἔχομενechomenG2192the rightἐξουσίαν,exousianG1849to this,but in orderἵναinaG2443to offerδῶμενdōmenG1325ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438as a modelτύπονtuponG5179for you, soεἰςeisG1519that you wouldfollowG3401our exampleG3401.

10For evenκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753we were with you, we used to giveG3853you thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778orderG3853:ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is not willingθέλειtheleiG2309to workἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038,thenὅτιhotiG3754he is not to eatἐσθιέτω.esthietōG2068,eitherμηδὲmēdeG3366.

11For we hearἈκούομενAkouomenG191that someτιναςtinasG5100amongἐνenG1722you areleadingG4043an undisciplinedἀτάκτως,ataktōsG814lifeG4043,doingG2038noG3367workἐργαζομένουςergazomenousG2038at allG3367,but actingG4020likeG4020busybodiesG4020.

12NowδὲdeG1161suchτοιούτοιςtoioutoisG5108personsG5108we commandπαραγγέλλομενparangellomenG3853andexhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547toworkἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038in quietG2271fashionG2271and eatἐσθίωσιν.esthiōsinG2068their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438breadἄρτονartonG740.

13But as for you,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,do not growG1457wearyG1457of doingG2569goodG2569.

14IfΕἰEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does not obeyὑπακούειhupakoueiG5219ourinstructionλόγῳlogōG3056in thisG3588letterἐπιστολῆς,epistolēsG1992,takeG4593specialG4593noteG4593of that personτοῦτονtoutonG3778and do not associateσυναναμίγνυσθαιsunanamignusthaiG4874with him, soἵναinaG2443that he will beputG1788to shameG1788.

15Yetdo not regardἡγεῖσθε,hēgeistheG2233him as an enemyἐχθρὸνechthronG2190, butadmonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560him as abrotherἀδελφόν.¶adelphonG80.

16NowδὲdeG1161may the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515HimselfΑὐτὸςAutosG846continuallyδιὰ παντὸςdia pantosG1223 G3956grantδῴηdōēG1325you peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515in everyπαντὶpantiG3956circumstanceτρόπῳ.tropōG5158.The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962be with you allπάντωνpantōnG3956!

17I, PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972,write thisG3588greetingἀσπασμὸςaspasmosG783with my ownG1699handχειρὶcheiriG5495,and thisὅhoG3739is a distinguishingG4592markG4592in everyπάσῃpasēG3956letterἐπιστολῇ·epistolēaG1992;thisG3779is the wayG3779I writeγράφω.¶graphōG1125.

18The graceχάριςcharisG5485of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547be with you allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

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