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Request for Prayer
As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.
As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.
And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith.
Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer.
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command.
And we are confident in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we commanded you.
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.
For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,
For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you.
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you.
We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.
We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “Those unwilling to work will not get to eat.”
We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.
Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business.
Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living.
And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.
As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.
Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed.
Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed.
Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.
Final Greetings
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
Paul’s Final Greetings
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.
I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.
Here is my greeting in my own handwriting — Paul. I do this in all my letters to prove they are from me.