^aFinally, brothers, ^bpray for us that ^cthe word of the Lord will ¹spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you; 2 and that we will be ^arescued from ¹perverse and evil men, for not all have ²faith. 3 But ^athe Lord is faithful, who will strengthen and guard you ¹from ^bthe evil one. 4 And we have ^aconfidence in the Lord about you, that you ^bare doing and will continue to do what we command. 5 And may the Lord ^adirect your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

6 Now we command you, brothers, ^ain the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you ^1bkeep away from every brother who walks in an ^2cunruly manner and not according to ^dthe tradition which ³they received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to ^aimitate us, because we did not act in an unruly manner among you, 8 nor did we ^aeat ¹anyone’s bread ²without paying for it, but with ^blabor and hardship we kept ^cworking night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you; 9 not because we do not have ^athe authority, but in order to offer ourselves ^bas a model for you, so that you would imitate us. 10 For even ^awhen we were with you, we used to command this to you: ^bif anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat. 11 For we hear that some among you are ^awalking in an unruly manner, doing no work at all, but acting like ^bbusybodies. 12 Now such persons we command and ^aexhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that ^bworking with quietness, they eat their own bread. 13 But as for you, ^abrothers, ^bdo not lose heart in doing good.

14 And if anyone does not obey our word ^1ain this letter, take special note of that person ^bto not associate with him, so that he will be ^cput to shame. 15 And yet ^ado not regard him as an enemy, but ^1badmonish him as a ^cbrother.

16 Now ^amay the Lord of peace ^bHimself continually give you peace in every ¹circumstance. ^cThe Lord be with you all!

17 The greeting ^ais in my own hand—¹Paul, which is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write. 18 ^aThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

^aFinally, brethren, ^bpray for us that ^cthe word of the Lord will ¹spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you; 2 and that we will be ^arescued from ¹perverse and evil men; for not all have ²faith. 3 But ^athe Lord is faithful, ¹and He will strengthen and protect you ²from ^bthe evil one. 4 We have ^aconfidence in the Lord concerning you, that you ^bare doing and will continue to do what we command. 5 May the Lord ^adirect your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

6 Now we command you, brethren, ^ain the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you ^1bkeep away from every brother who ²leads an ^3cunruly life and not according to ^dthe tradition which ⁴you received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to ^1afollow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined manner among you, 8 nor did we ^aeat ¹anyone’s bread ²without paying for it, but with ^blabor and hardship we kept ^cworking night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you; 9 not because we do not have ^athe right to this, but in order to offer ourselves ^bas a model for you, so that you would ¹follow our example. 10 For even ^awhen we were with you, we used to give you this order: ^bif anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. 11 For we hear that some among you are ^aleading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like ^bbusybodies. 12 Now such persons we command and ^aexhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to ^bwork in quiet fashion and eat their own bread. 13 But as for you, ^abrethren, ^bdo not grow weary of doing good.

14 If anyone does not obey our ¹instruction ^2ain this letter, take special note of that person ^3band do not associate with him, so that he will be ^cput to shame. 15 Yet ^ado not regard him as an enemy, but ^1badmonish him as a ^cbrother.

16 Now ^amay the Lord of peace ^bHimself continually grant you peace in every ¹circumstance. ^cThe Lord be with you all!

17 ¹I, Paul, write this greeting ^awith my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write. 18 ^aThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

^aFinally, brothers and sisters, ^bpray continually for us that ^cthe word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be honored triumphantly celebrated and glorified, just as it was with you; 2 and pray that we will be ^arescued from perverse and evil men; for not everyone has the faith. 3 But ^athe Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you setting you on a firm foundation and will protect and guard you from ^bthe evil one. 4 We have ^aconfidence in the Lord concerning you, that you ^bare doing and will continue to do the things which we command. 5 May the Lord ^adirect your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness and patience of Christ.

6 Now we command you, believers, ^ain the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by His authority, that you ^bwithdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an ^cundisciplined life and does not live in accordance with ^dthe tradition and teaching that ¹you have received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to ^afollow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined or inappropriate manner when we were with you we were never idle or lazy, nor did we avoid our duties, 8 nor did we ^aeat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with ^blabor and hardship we ^cworked night and day to pay our own way so that we would not be a financial burden on any of you for our support; 9 not because we do not have ^aa right to such support, but we provided our own financial support to offer ourselves ^bas a model for you, so that you would follow our example. 10 For even ^awhile we were with you, we used to give you this order: ^bif anyone is not willing to work, then he is ¹not to eat, either. 11 Indeed, we hear that some among you are leading an ^aundisciplined and inappropriate life, doing no work at all, but acting like ^bbusybodies meddling in other people’s business. 12 Now such people we command and ^aexhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and ^bwork quietly and earn their own food and other necessities supporting themselves instead of depending on the hospitality of others. 13 And as for the rest of you, ^1abelievers, ^bdo not grow tired or lose heart in doing good but continue doing what is right without weakening.

14 Now if anyone in the church does not obey what we say ^ain this letter, take special note of that person ^band do not associate with him, so that he will be ^cashamed and repent. 15 ^aDo not regard him as an enemy, but keep ^badmonishing him as a believing ^cbrother.

16 Now ^amay the Lord of peace ^bHimself grant you His peace at all times and in every way that peace and spiritual well-being that comes to those who walk with Him, regardless of life’s circumstances. ^cThe Lord be with you all. John 14:27

17 I, Paul, write you this final greeting ^awith my own hand. This is the distinguishing mark in every letter of mine, that shows it is genuine. It is the way I write my handwriting and signature. 18 ^aThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.