| Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1In addition, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you, | 1Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you. |
| 2and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not all have faith. | 2Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer. |
| 3But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen and guard you from the evil one. | 3But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. |
| 4We have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command. | 4And we are confident in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we commanded you. |
| 5May the Lord direct your hearts to God's love and Christ's endurance. | 5May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ. An Exhortation to Proper Living |
| 6Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live according to the tradition received from us. | 6And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received from us. |
| 7For you yourselves know how you should imitate us: We were not idle among you; | 7For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you. |
| 8we did not eat anyone's food free of charge; instead, we labored and toiled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you. | 8We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you. |
| 9It is not that we don't have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us. | 9We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow. |
| 10In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you: "If anyone isn't willing to work, he should not eat." | 10Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “Those unwilling to work will not get to eat.” |
| 11For we hear that there are some among you who are idle. They are not busy but busybodies. | 11Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business. |
| 12Now we command and exhort such people by the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and provide for themselves. | 12We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living. |
| 13But as for you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good. | 13As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good. |
| 14If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don't associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. | 14Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed. |
| 15Yet don't consider him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. | 15Don’t think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister. Paul’s Final Greetings |
| 16May the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you. | 16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all. |
| 17I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand, which is an authenticating mark in every letter; this is how I write. | 17 Here is my greeting in my own handwriting—Paul. I do this in all my letters to prove they are from me. |
| 18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. | 18May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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