17WOULD HE ENCOURAGE YOUR <THE> HEARTS AND WOULD HE STRENGTHEN YOU IN EVERY WORK AND WORD GOOD. 17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
1<THE> FINALLY, DO PRAY, BROTHERS, FOR US, THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD MAY SPREAD QUICKLY AND MAY BE GLORIFIED EVEN AS ALSO WITH YOU Request for Prayer 1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
2AND THAT WE MAY BE DELIVERED FROM <THE> PERVERSE AND EVIL MEN; NOT FOR ALL [ARE] OF THE FAITH. 2And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.
3FAITHFUL HOWEVER IS THE LORD, WHO WILL STRENGTHEN YOU AND HE WILL KEEP [YOU] FROM <THE> EVIL. 3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.*NoteCloseOr from evil
4WE HAVE BEEN PERSUADED NOW IN [THE] LORD AS TO YOU THAT [THE] THINGS THAT WE COMMAND TO YOU BOTH YOU ARE DOING AND YOU WILL DO. 4And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
5<THE> AND THE LORD WOULD DIRECT YOUR <THE> HEARTS INTO THE LOVE <THE> OF GOD AND INTO THE STEADFASTNESS <THE> OF CHRIST. 5May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
6WE COMMAND NOW YOU, BROTHERS, IN [THE] NAME OF THE LORD OF US JESUS CHRIST, ARE TO WITHDRAW YOU FROM EVERY BROTHER IDLY WALKING AND NOT ACCORDING TO THE TRADITION THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM US. A Warning against Idleness 6Now 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*NoteCloseOr they received from us.
7YOURSELVES FOR YOU KNOW HOW IT BEHOOVES [YOU] TO IMITATE US; BECAUSE NOT WE WERE IDLE AMONG YOU, 7For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
8NOR WITHOUT PAYMENT BREAD DID WE EAT FROM ANYONE, BUT IN LABOR AND HARDSHIP NIGHT AND DAY WORKING IN ORDER <THE> NOT TO BE BURDENSOME TO ANY OF YOU; 8nor 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.
9NOT THAT NOT WE HAVE [THE] RIGHT, BUT THAT OURSELVES [AS] AN EXAMPLE WE MAY OFFER TO YOU FOR <THE> YOU TO IMITATE US. 9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
10EVEN FOR WHEN WE WERE WITH YOU, THIS WE WERE COMMANDING YOU THAT IF ANYONE NOT IS WILLING TO WORK NEITHER HE SHOULD EAT. 10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat. ”
11WE HEAR FOR SOME ARE WALKING AMONG YOU IDLY, NOT AT ALL WORKING BUT BEING BUSYBODIES. 11For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.
12<THE> NOW TO SUCH WE WARN AND WE EXHORT BY THE LORD OF US JESUS CHRIST SO THAT WITH QUIETNESS WORKING <THE> THEIR OWN BREAD THEY MAY EAT. 12We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
13YOU YOURSELVES NOW, BROTHERS, NOT MAY GROW WEARY [IN] WELL-DOING. 13But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
14IF THEN ANYONE NOT OBEY THIS INSTRUCTION OF US THROUGH THE LETTER, OF THIS [MAN] DO TAKE NOTE AND NOT TO MIX WITH HIM SO THAT HE MAY BE ASHAMED; 14Take 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.
15AND YET NOT AS AN ENEMY DO ESTEEM [HIM], BUT DO ADMONISH [HIM] AS A BROTHER. 15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16HIMSELF NOW THE LORD <THE> OF PEACE WOULD GIVE YOU <THE> PEACE THROUGH ALL [TIMES] IN EVERY WAY. THE LORD [BE] WITH ALL OF YOU. Signature and Final Greetings (1 Corinthians 16:19–24; Colossians 4:15–18) 16Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
17THE GREETING <THE> IN MY OWN HAND — BY PAUL, WHICH IS [MY] SIGN IN EVERY LETTER; IN THIS MANNER I WRITE. 17This greeting is in my own hand— Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.
18THE GRACE OF THE LORD OF US JESUS CHRIST [BE] WITH ALL OF YOU AMEN. TO THESSALONICA SECOND IT WAS WRITTEN FROM ATHENS 18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.*NoteCloseBYZ and TR include Amen.