{"book":"2 Thessalonians","slug":"2-thessalonians","ch":3,"genre":"letter","sub":"2 Thessalonians","prev":"2-thessalonians/2","next":"1-timothy/1","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as [it was] with you.","f":[],"h":"Request for Prayer","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"And [pray] that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone [ holds to ] the faith.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"But the Lord is faithful, [and He] will strengthen [you] and guard you from the evil [one].","f":["Or from evil"]},{"v":4,"t":"And we have confidence in [the] Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"{May} the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"Now we command you, brothers, in [the] name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother [who] leads an undisciplined life [that is] not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.","f":["Or they received"],"h":"A Warning against Idleness","style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"Not that we lack [this] right, but we wanted to offer ourselves [as] an example for you to imitate.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"For even while we were with you, we gave you this command:“ If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"We command and urge such [people] by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"But [as for] you, brothers, {do} not grow weary [in] well-doing.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"Take note of anyone who {does} not obey the instructions we have given in [this] letter. {Do} not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Yet {do} not regard [him] as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"Now {may} the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all [times] [and] in every way. The Lord [be] with all of you.","f":[],"h":"Signature and Final Greetings","style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"[This] greeting [is] in my own hand — Paul. This is [my] mark in every letter; it is the way I write.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with all of you.","f":["BYZ and TR include Amen."],"style":"reg"}]}