1 A s to the rest, pray ye, brethren, concerning us, that the word of the Lord may run and may be glorified, as also with you,

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you;

2 a nd that we may be delivered from the unreasonable and evil men, for the faith not of all;

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

3 a nd stedfast is the Lord, who shall establish you, and shall guard from the evil;

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

4 a nd we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that the things that we command you ye both do and will do;

We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.

5 a nd the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

6 A nd we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

7 f or yourselves have known how it behoveth to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

8 n or for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

9 n ot because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;

not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

10 f or even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, don’t let him eat.”

11 f or we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,

For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

12 a nd such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;

Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

13 a nd ye, brethren, may ye not be weary doing well,

But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing well.

14 a nd if any one do not obey our word through the letter, this one note ye, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed,

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

15 a nd as an enemy count not, but admonish ye as a brother;

Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16 a nd may the Lord of the peace Himself give to you the peace always in every way; the Lord with you all!

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

17 T he salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is a sign in every letter; thus I write;

The greeting of me, Paul, with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter: this is how I write.

18 t he grace of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all! Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.