New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Thessalonians 3:6-14

6NowG1161 we commandG3853 you, brethrenG80, 1in the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, that you 2 3keepG4724 awayG4724 from everyG3956 brotherG80 who 4leadsG4043 an 5 6unrulyG814 lifeG4043 and not accordingG2596 to 7the traditionG3862 whichG3739 8you receivedG3880 from us. 7For you yourselvesG846 knowG3609 howG4459 you oughtG1163 to 9 10followG3401 our exampleG3401, becauseG3754 we did not actG812 in an undisciplinedG812 mannerG812 amongG1722 you, 8norG3761 did we 11eatG2068 12anyone’sG3844 G5100 breadG740 13withoutG1431 payingG1431 for it, but with 14laborG2873 and hardshipG3449 we kept 15workingG2038 nightG3571 and dayG2250 soG4314 that we would not be a burdenG1912 to anyG5100 of you; 9not becauseG3754 we do not haveG2192 16the rightG1849 to this, but in orderG2443 to offerG1325 ourselvesG1438 17as a modelG5179 for you, soG1519 that you would 18followG3401 our exampleG3401. 10For evenG2532 19whenG3753 we were with you, we used to giveG3853 you thisG3778 orderG3853: 20ifG1487 anyoneG5100 is not willingG2309 to workG2038, thenG3754 he is not to eatG2068, eitherG3366. 11For we hearG191 that someG5100 amongG1722 you are 21leadingG4043 an undisciplinedG814 lifeG4043, doingG2038 noG3367 workG2038 at allG3367, but actingG4020 likeG4020 22busybodiesG4020. 12NowG1161 suchG5108 personsG5108 we commandG3853 and 23exhortG3870 in the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to 24workG2038 in quietG2271 fashionG2271 and eatG2068 their ownG1438 breadG740. 13But as for you, 25brethrenG80, 26do not growG1457 wearyG1457 of doingG2569 goodG2569.

14IfG1487 anyoneG5100 does not obeyG5219 our 27instructionG3056 28 29in thisG3588 letterG1992, takeG4593 specialG4593 noteG4593 of that personG3778 30 31and do not associateG4874 with him, soG2443 that he will be 32putG1788 to shameG1788.

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Notes

1. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 1 Cor 5:4 ↩
2. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or avoid ↩
3. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Rom 16:17; 1 Cor 5:11; 2 Thess 3:14 ↩
4. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Lit walks disorderly ↩
5. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or undisciplined ↩
6. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 1 Thess 5:14; 2 Thess 3:7, 11 ↩
7. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 1 Cor 11:2; 2 Thess 2:15 ↩
8. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 One early ms reads they ↩
9. 2 Thessalonians 3:7 Lit imitate us ↩
10. 2 Thessalonians 3:7 1 Thess 1:6; 2 Thess 3:9 ↩
11. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 1 Cor 9:4 ↩
12. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit from anyone ↩
13. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit freely ↩
14. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 1 Thess 2:9 ↩
15. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Acts 18:3; Eph 4:28 ↩
16. 2 Thessalonians 3:9 1 Cor 9:4ff ↩
17. 2 Thessalonians 3:9 2 Thess 3:7 ↩
18. 2 Thessalonians 3:9 Lit imitate us ↩
19. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 1 Thess 3:4 ↩
20. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 1 Thess 4:11 ↩
21. 2 Thessalonians 3:11 2 Thess 3:6 ↩
22. 2 Thessalonians 3:11 1 Tim 5:13; 1 Pet 4:15 ↩
23. 2 Thessalonians 3:12 1 Thess 4:1 ↩
24. 2 Thessalonians 3:12 1 Thess 4:11 ↩
25. 2 Thessalonians 3:13 1 Thess 4:1 ↩
26. 2 Thessalonians 3:13 2 Cor 4:1; Gal 6:9 ↩
27. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Lit word ↩
28. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Lit through ↩
29. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Col 4:16 ↩
30. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Lit not to associate ↩
31. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 2 Thess 3:6 ↩
32. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 1 Cor 4:14 ↩

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