| Christian Standard Bible | King James Bible |
| 1In addition, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you, | 1Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: |
| 2and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not all have faith. | 2And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. |
| 3But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen and guard you from the evil one. | 3But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. |
| 4We have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command. | 4And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. |
| 5May the Lord direct your hearts to God's love and Christ's endurance. | 5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. |
| 6Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live according to the tradition received from us. | 6Now 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. |
| 7For you yourselves know how you should imitate us: We were not idle among you; | 7For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; |
| 8we did not eat anyone's food free of charge; instead, we labored and toiled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you. | 8Neither 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: |
| 9It is not that we don't have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us. | 9Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. |
| 10In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you: "If anyone isn't willing to work, he should not eat." | 10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. |
| 11For we hear that there are some among you who are idle. They are not busy but busybodies. | 11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. |
| 12Now we command and exhort such people by the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and provide for themselves. | 12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. |
| 13But as for you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good. | 13But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. |
| 14If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don't associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. | 14And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. |
| 15Yet don't consider him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. | 15Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. |
| 16May the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you. | 16Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. |
| 17I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand, which is an authenticating mark in every letter; this is how I write. | 17The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. |
| 18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. | 18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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