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2 Thessalonians 3

One more thing, brothers: pray for us, that the word of the Lord gets a clear run and is honoured, the way it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men, because not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful. He'll steady you and keep you safe from evil. And we're confident in the Lord about you: t

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Pray for us

One more thing, brothers: pray for us, that the word of the Lord gets a clear run and is honoured, the way it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men, because not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful. He'll steady you and keep you safe from evil. And we're confident in the Lord about you: that you're doing what we told you, and you'll keep doing it. May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patient waiting for Christ.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, so the word of the Lord can run and be glorified, the way it is with you. And that we can be rescued from unreasonable and wicked men. Because all men haven't got faith. But the Lord is faithful, who'll make you firm and keep you from evil. And we've got confidence in the Lord about you, that you both do and will do the things we order you. And the Lord guide your hearts into the love of God and into the patient waiting for Christ.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

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One more thing, brothers: pray for us, that the word of the Lord gets a clear run and is honoured, the way it was with you.

Plain English

Finally, brothers, pray for us, so the word of the Lord can run and be glorified, the way it is with you.

King James Version, 1611

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:

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And pray that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men, because not everyone has faith.

Plain English

And that we can be rescued from unreasonable and wicked men. Because all men haven't got faith.

King James Version, 1611

And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.

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But the Lord is faithful. He'll steady you and keep you safe from evil.

Plain English

But the Lord is faithful, who'll make you firm and keep you from evil.

King James Version, 1611

But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

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And we're confident in the Lord about you: that you're doing what we told you, and you'll keep doing it.

Plain English

And we've got confidence in the Lord about you, that you both do and will do the things we order you.

King James Version, 1611

And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

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May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patient waiting for Christ.

Plain English

And the Lord guide your hearts into the love of God and into the patient waiting for Christ.

King James Version, 1611

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

Work and eat

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: keep away from every brother who walks disorderly and not after the tradition he received from us. You know yourselves how you ought to follow our lead, because we did not behave disorderly among you. We didn't eat any man's bread for nothing. We worked hard, night and day, so we wouldn't be a burden on any of you. Not that we didn't have the right to. We did it to give you an example to follow. Even when we were with you we gave you this rule: if a man won't work, he doesn't eat. Because we hear there are some among you who walk disorderly, doing no work at all, but keeping busy in everyone else’s business. People like that we command and urge by our Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and eat their own bread. And you, brothers, don't get tired of doing good. If anyone won't take notice of what we say in this letter, mark that man and have nothing to do with him, so he feels the shame of it. But don't treat him as an enemy. Pull him up as a brother. Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all. This greeting is in my own hand — Paul. That's the mark on every letter of mine. That's how I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Now we order you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who walks out of line and not after the tradition he got of us. Because you know yourselves how you ought to follow us. Because we didn't behave ourselves out of line among you. And we didn't eat any man's bread for nothing. But worked with labour and hard work night and day, so we wouldn't be a load to any of you. Not because we haven't got power, but to make ourselves an example to you to follow us. Because even when we were with you, this is what we ordered you — that if any won't work, neither should he eat. Because we hear there are some who walk among you out of line, working not at all but being busybodies. Now ones like that we order and push by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work and eat their own bread. But you, brothers, don't be weary in well doing. And if any man doesn't obey our word by this letter, note that man and don't keep company with him, so he can be ashamed. Yet don't count him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. The greeting of Paul with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. That's how I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: keep away from every brother who walks disorderly and not after the tradition he received from us.

Plain English

Now we order you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who walks out of line and not after the tradition he got of us.

King James Version, 1611

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

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You know yourselves how you ought to follow our lead, because we did not behave disorderly among you.

Plain English

Because you know yourselves how you ought to follow us. Because we didn't behave ourselves out of line among you.

King James Version, 1611

For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

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We didn't eat any man's bread for nothing. We worked hard, night and day, so we wouldn't be a burden on any of you.

Plain English

And we didn't eat any man's bread for nothing. But worked with labour and hard work night and day, so we wouldn't be a load to any of you.

King James Version, 1611

Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

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Not that we didn't have the right to. We did it to give you an example to follow.

Plain English

Not because we haven't got power, but to make ourselves an example to you to follow us.

King James Version, 1611

Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

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Even when we were with you we gave you this rule: if a man won't work, he doesn't eat.

Plain English

Because even when we were with you, this is what we ordered you — that if any won't work, neither should he eat.

King James Version, 1611

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

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Because we hear there are some among you who walk disorderly, doing no work at all, but keeping busy in everyone else’s business.

Plain English

Because we hear there are some who walk among you out of line, working not at all but being busybodies.

King James Version, 1611

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

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People like that we command and urge by our Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and eat their own bread.

Plain English

Now ones like that we order and push by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work and eat their own bread.

King James Version, 1611

Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

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And you, brothers, don't get tired of doing good.

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

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If anyone won't take notice of what we say in this letter, mark that man and have nothing to do with him, so he feels the shame of it.

Plain English

And if any man doesn't obey our word by this letter, note that man and don't keep company with him, so he can be ashamed.

King James Version, 1611

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

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But don't treat him as an enemy. Pull him up as a brother.

Plain English

Yet don't count him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.

King James Version, 1611

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

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

Plain English

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

King James Version, 1611

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

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This greeting is in my own hand — Paul. That's the mark on every letter of mine. That's how I write.

Plain English

The greeting of Paul with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. That's how I write.

King James Version, 1611

The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

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

King James Version, 1611

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