New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Thessalonians 3

Exhortation

1 1FinallyG3062, brethrenG80, 2prayG4336 for us that 3the wordG3056 of the LordG2962 will 4spreadG5143 rapidlyG5143 and be glorifiedG1392, justG2531 as it did alsoG2532 with you; 2and that we will be 5rescuedG4506 from 6perverseG824 and evilG4190 menG444; for not allG3956 have 7faithG4102. 3But 8the LordG2962 is faithfulG4103, 9and He will strengthenG4741 and protectG5442 you 10from 11the evilG4190 one. 4We haveG3982 12confidenceG3982 in the LordG2962 concerningG1909 you, that you 13are doingG4160 and will continue to doG4160 whatG3739 we commandG3853. 5May the LordG2962 14directG2720 your heartsG2588 into the loveG26 of GodG2316 and into the steadfastnessG5281 of ChristG5547.

6NowG1161 we commandG3853 you, brethrenG80, 15in the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, that you 16 17keepG4724 awayG4724 from everyG3956 brotherG80 who 18leadsG4043 an 19 20unrulyG814 lifeG4043 and not accordingG2596 to 21the traditionG3862 whichG3739 22you receivedG3880 from us. 7For you yourselvesG846 knowG3609 howG4459 you oughtG1163 to 23 24followG3401 our exampleG3401, becauseG3754 we did not actG812 in an undisciplinedG812 mannerG812 amongG1722 you, 8norG3761 did we 25eatG2068 26anyone’sG3844 G5100 breadG740 27withoutG1431 payingG1431 for it, but with 28laborG2873 and hardshipG3449 we kept 29workingG2038 nightG3571 and dayG2250 soG4314 that we would not be a burdenG1912 to anyG5100 of you; 9not becauseG3754 we do not haveG2192 30the rightG1849 to this, but in orderG2443 to offerG1325 ourselvesG1438 31as a modelG5179 for you, soG1519 that you would 32followG3401 our exampleG3401. 10For evenG2532 33whenG3753 we were with you, we used to giveG3853 you thisG3778 orderG3853: 34ifG1487 anyoneG5100 is not willingG2309 to workG2038, thenG3754 he is not to eatG2068, eitherG3366. 11For we hearG191 that someG5100 amongG1722 you are 35leadingG4043 an undisciplinedG814 lifeG4043, doingG2038 noG3367 workG2038 at allG3367, but actingG4020 likeG4020 36busybodiesG4020. 12NowG1161 suchG5108 personsG5108 we commandG3853 and 37exhortG3870 in the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to 38workG2038 in quietG2271 fashionG2271 and eatG2068 their ownG1438 breadG740. 13But as for you, 39brethrenG80, 40do not growG1457 wearyG1457 of doingG2569 goodG2569.

14IfG1487 anyoneG5100 does not obeyG5219 our 41instructionG3056 42 43in thisG3588 letterG1992, takeG4593 specialG4593 noteG4593 of that personG3778 44 45and do not associateG4874 with him, soG2443 that he will be 46putG1788 to shameG1788. 15Yet 47do not regardG2233 him as an enemyG2190, but 48 49admonishG3560 him as a 50brotherG80.

16NowG1161 51may the LordG2962 of peaceG1515 52HimselfG846 continuallyG1223 G3956 grantG1325 you peaceG1515 in everyG3956 53circumstanceG5158. 54The LordG2962 be with you allG3956!

17 55I, PaulG3972, write thisG3588 greetingG783 56with my ownG1699 handG5495, and thisG3739 is a distinguishingG4592 markG4592 in everyG3956 letterG1992; thisG3779 is the wayG3779 I writeG1125. 18 57The graceG5485 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 be with you allG3956.

Notes

1. 2 Thessalonians 3:1 1 Thess 4:1 ↩
2. 2 Thessalonians 3:1 1 Thess 5:25 ↩
3. 2 Thessalonians 3:1 1 Thess 1:8 ↩
4. 2 Thessalonians 3:1 Lit run ↩
5. 2 Thessalonians 3:2 Rom 15:31 ↩
6. 2 Thessalonians 3:2 Lit improper ↩
7. 2 Thessalonians 3:2 Or the faith ↩
8. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 1 Cor 1:9; 1 Thess 5:24 ↩
9. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Lit who will ↩
10. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Or from evil ↩
11. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Matt 5:37 ↩
12. 2 Thessalonians 3:4 2 Cor 2:3 ↩
13. 2 Thessalonians 3:4 1 Thess 4:10 ↩
14. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 1 Thess 3:11 ↩
15. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 1 Cor 5:4 ↩
16. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or avoid ↩
17. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Rom 16:17; 1 Cor 5:11; 2 Thess 3:14 ↩
18. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Lit walks disorderly ↩
19. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or undisciplined ↩
20. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 1 Thess 5:14; 2 Thess 3:7, 11 ↩
21. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 1 Cor 11:2; 2 Thess 2:15 ↩
22. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 One early ms reads they ↩
23. 2 Thessalonians 3:7 Lit imitate us ↩
24. 2 Thessalonians 3:7 1 Thess 1:6; 2 Thess 3:9 ↩
25. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 1 Cor 9:4 ↩
26. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit from anyone ↩
27. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit freely ↩
28. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 1 Thess 2:9 ↩
29. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Acts 18:3; Eph 4:28 ↩
30. 2 Thessalonians 3:9 1 Cor 9:4ff ↩
31. 2 Thessalonians 3:9 2 Thess 3:7 ↩
32. 2 Thessalonians 3:9 Lit imitate us ↩
33. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 1 Thess 3:4 ↩
34. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 1 Thess 4:11 ↩
35. 2 Thessalonians 3:11 2 Thess 3:6 ↩
36. 2 Thessalonians 3:11 1 Tim 5:13; 1 Pet 4:15 ↩
37. 2 Thessalonians 3:12 1 Thess 4:1 ↩
38. 2 Thessalonians 3:12 1 Thess 4:11 ↩
39. 2 Thessalonians 3:13 1 Thess 4:1 ↩
40. 2 Thessalonians 3:13 2 Cor 4:1; Gal 6:9 ↩
41. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Lit word ↩
42. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Lit through ↩
43. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Col 4:16 ↩
44. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Lit not to associate ↩
45. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 2 Thess 3:6 ↩
46. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 1 Cor 4:14 ↩
47. 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Gal 6:1 ↩
48. 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Or keep admonishing ↩
49. 2 Thessalonians 3:15 1 Thess 5:14 ↩
50. 2 Thessalonians 3:15 2 Thess 3:6, 13 ↩
51. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Rom 15:33 ↩
52. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 1 Thess 3:11 ↩
53. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Lit way ↩
54. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Ruth 2:4 ↩
55. 2 Thessalonians 3:17 Lit The greeting by my hand of Paul ↩
56. 2 Thessalonians 3:17 1 Cor 16:21 ↩
57. 2 Thessalonians 3:18 Rom 16:20; 1 Thess 5:28 ↩

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