Revised Literal Translation

2 Thessalonians 3

1ΤὸToG3588Finallyλοιπόν,loiponG3063,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,prayπροσεύχεσθε,proseuchestheG4336forπερὶperiG4012usG1473,thatἵναinaG2443the wordὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962may haveG5143freecourseG5143,andκαὶkaiG2532be glorifiedδοξάζηταιdoxazētaiG1392,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it iswithπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771:

2τῶνtōnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532thatἵναinaG2443we may be deliveredῥυσθῶμενrhusthōmenG4506fromἀπὸapoG575unreasonableἀτόπωνatopōnG824andκαὶkaiG2532wickedπονηρῶνponērōnG4190menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444:forγὰρgarG1063allπάντωνpantōnG3956men havenotοὐouG3756faithἡ πίστις.hē pistisG3588 G4102.

3ὁhoG3588ButδέdeG1161the Lordκύριος, τοῦkurios touG3588 G2962isἐστινestinG1510faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103,whoὃςhosG3739shall stablishστηρίξειstērixeiG4741youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532keepφυλάξειphulaxeiG5442youfromἀπὸapoG575evilπονηροῦ.ponērouG4190.

4AndδὲdeG1161we have confidenceπεποίθαμενpepoithamenG3982inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962touchingἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754yeG4160bothκαὶkaiG2532doG4160andκαὶkaiG2532will doG4160the things whichἃhaG3739we commandπαραγγέλλομενparangellomenG3853youG4771.

5AndδὲdeG1161the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962directκατευθύναιkateuthunaiG2720yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588 G2588intoεἰςeisG1519the loveτὴν ἀγάπηνtēn agapēnG3588 G26of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532intoεἰςeisG1519the patient waitingτὴν ὑπομονὴνtēn hupomonēnG3588 G5281for Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ.¶tou ChristouG3588 G5547.

6NowδὲdeG1161we commandΠαραγγέλλομενParangellomenG3853youὑμῖν,huminG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,inἐνenG1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,thatG4724yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771withdraw yourselvesG4724fromἀπὸapoG575everyπαντὸςpantosG3956brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80that walkethπεριπατοῦντοςperipatountosG4043disorderlyἀτάκτωςataktōsG814,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361afterκατὰkataG2596the traditionτὴν παράδοσινtēn paradosinG3588 G3862whichἣνhēnG3739he receivedπαρελάβοσανparelabosanG3880ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG1473.

7ForγὰρgarG1063yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG1492howπῶςpōsG4459ye oughtδεῖdeiG1163to followμιμεῖσθαιmimeisthaiG3401usG1473:forὅτιhotiG3754we behavedG812notοὐκoukG3756ourselves disorderlyG812amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771;

8τὸtoG3588NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761did we eatἐφάγομενephagomenG5315any man’sτινος,tinosG5100breadἄρτονartonG740for noughtδωρεὰνdōreanG1432;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235wroughtἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038withἐνenG1722labourκόπῳkopōG2873andκαὶkaiG2532travailμόχθῳmochthōG3449nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,thatπρὸςprosG4314we mightG1912notμὴmēG3361be chargeable toG1912anyτιναtinaG5100of youὑμῶν·humōnG4771:παράparaG3844

9τὸtoG3588NotοὐχouchG3756becauseὅτιhotiG3754we haveἔχομενechomenG2192notοὐκoukG3756authorityἐξουσίαν,exousianG1849,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἵναinaG2443makeδῶμενdōmenG1325ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438an ensampleτύπονtuponG5179unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771toεἰςeisG1519followμιμεῖσθαιmimeisthaiG3401usG1473.

10ForγὰρgarG1063evenκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753we wereἦμενēmenG1510withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778we commandedπαρηγγέλλομενparēngellomenG3853youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754ifεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100wouldθέλειtheleiG2309notοὐouG3756workἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366should he eatἐσθιέτω.esthietōG2068.

11ForγάρgarG1063we hearἈκούομενAkouomenG191that there areG4043someτιναςtinasG5100which walkπεριπατοῦνταςperipatountasG4043amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771disorderlyἀτάκτως,ataktōsG814,workingἐργαζομένουςergazomenousG2038not at allμηδὲνmēdenG3367,butἀλλὰallaG235are busybodiesπεριεργαζομένους.¶periergazomenousG4020.

12G3588G3588NowδὲdeG1161them that are suchτοιούτοιςtoioutoisG5108we commandπαραγγέλλομενparangellomenG3853andκαὶkaiG2532exhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870byG1223ourG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,thatἵναinaG2443withμετὰmetaG3326quietnessἡσυχίαςhēsuchiasG2271they workἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038, andeatἐσθίωσιν.esthiōsinG2068their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438breadἄρτονartonG740.

13Butδέ,deG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,beG1573notμὴmēG3361wearyἐγκακήσητεegkakēsēteG1573in well doingκαλοποιοῦντες.¶kalopoiountesG2569.

14AndδέdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487any manτιςtisG5100obeyὑπακούειhupakoueiG5219notοὐχouchG3756ourG1473wordτῷ λόγῳtō logōG3588 G3056byδιὰdiaG1223this epistleτῆς ἐπιστολῆς,tēs epistolēsG3588 G1992,noteσημειοῦσθεsēmeioustheG4593that manτοῦτονtoutonG3778,andG2532haveG4874noμὴmēG3361company withG4874himαὐτῷautōG846,thatἵναinaG2443he may be ashamedἐντραπῇ·entrapēaG1788.

15YetκαὶkaiG2532countἡγεῖσθε,hēgeistheG2233himnotμὴmēG3361asὡςhōsG5613an enemyἐχθρὸνechthronG2190,butἀλλὰallaG235admonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560himasὡςhōsG5613a brotherἀδελφόν.¶adelphonG80.

16NowδὲdeG1161the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962of peaceτῆς εἰρήνηςtēs eirēnēsG3588 G1515himselfΑὐτὸςAutosG846giveδῴηdōēG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771peaceτὴν εἰρήνηνtēn eirēnēnG3588 G1515alwaysδιὰdiaG1223byἐνenG1722allπαντὸςpantosG3956meansτρόπῳ.tropōG5158.The Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962bewithμετὰmetaG3326youὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771allπαντὶpantiG3956.πάντωνpantōnG3956

17ὉHoG3588The salutationἀσπασμὸς τῇaspasmos tēaG3588 G783of PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972with mine ownG1699handχειρὶcheiriG5495,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510the tokenσημεῖονsēmeionG4592inἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956epistleἐπιστολῇ·epistolēaG1992:soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779I writeγράφω.¶graphōG1125.

18The graceἩ χάριςHē charisG3588 G5485of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bewithμετὰmetaG3326youὑμῶνhumōnG4771allπάντωνpantōnG3956.AmenG281.The secondG1208epistletoG4314the ThessaloniansG2331was writtenG1125fromG575AthensG116.

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