2 Thessalonians 3

¹For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;

²And that we may be made free from foolish and evil men; for not all have faith.

³But the Lord is true, who will give you strength and keep you safe from evil.

⁴And we have faith in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things about which we give you orders.

⁵And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.

⁶Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.

⁷For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

⁸And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

⁹Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.

¹⁰For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

¹¹For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others.

¹²Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.

¹³And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.