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| 1Finally, brothers, pray for us—that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly, and that it may be honored the way it is among you. | 1As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. |
| 2Also pray that we may be rescued from worthless and evil people, since not everyone holds to the faith. | 2And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith. |
| 3But the Lord is faithful and will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. | 3But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. |
| 4We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command. | 4We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. |
| 5May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of the Messiah. | 5May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance. |
| 6In the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is living in idleness and not living according to the tradition that they received from us. | 6In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. |
| 7For you yourselves know what you must do to imitate us. We never lived in idleness among you. | 7For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, |
| 8We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, with toil and labor we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you. | 8nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. |
| 9It is not as though we did not have that right, but we wanted to give you an example to follow. | 9We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. |
| 10While we were with you, we gave this order: "If anyone doesn't want to work, he shouldn't eat." | 10For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat." |
| 11We hear that some of you are living in idleness. You are not busy working —you are busy interfering in other people's lives! | 11We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. |
| 12We order and encourage such people by the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. | 12Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. |
| 13Brothers, do not get tired of doing what is right. | 13And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good. |
| 14If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of him. Have nothing to do with him so that he will feel ashamed. | 14Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed. |
| 15Yet, don't treat him like an enemy, but warn him like a brother. | 15Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer. |
| 16Now may the Lord of peace give you his peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with all of you. | 16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. |
| 17I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine. It is the way I write. | 17I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write. |
| 18May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with all of you. Amen. | 18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. |
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