1 Finally, brothers, pray about us, so that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, just as also with you,
2 and that we may be delivered from aberrant and wicked men, for the faith is not of all men.
3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and will keep you from evil.
4 And we are persuaded in Lord toward you, that what we command you, ye both are doing and will do.
5 And may the Lord direct your hearts for the love of God, and for the steadfastness of the Christ.
6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition, which they received from us.
7 For ye yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us. Because we did not act disorderly among you,
8 nor did we eat bread gratis from any man, but in labor and toil, working night and day in order not to burden any of you.
9 Not because we have no right, but that we might give ourselves an example to you, in order to imitate us.
10 For even when we were with you we commanded you this, that if any man will not work, neither let him eat.
11 For we hear of some who walk among you disorderly, not working at all, but being busybodies.
12 Now to such men we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that, working with quietness, they should eat their own bread.
13 But ye, brothers, do not become weary doing good.
14 And if any man does not obey our word by this letter, note that man, and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
15 And yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace through everything in every way. The Lord is with all of you.
17 The salutation of Paul by my hand, which is a mark in every letter I write this way.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with all of you. Truly.
1 Furthermore brethren praye for vs yt the worde of god maye have fre passage and be gloryfied as it is with you:
2 and that we maye be delivered from vnresonable and evyll men. For all men have not fayth:
3 but the lorde is faythfull which shall stablysshe you and kepe you from evyll.
4 Wehave confidence thorow the lorde to you warde that ye both do and will do that which we comaude you.
5 And ye lorde gyde youre hertes vnto ye love of God and paciece of Christ.
6 We requyre you brethren in the name of oure lorde Iesu Christ yt ye with drawe youre selves from every brother that walketh inordinatly and not after the institucio which ye receaved of vs.
7 Ye youre selves knowe how ye ought to folowe vs. For we behaved not oure selves inordinatly amonge you.
8 Nether toke we breed of eny ma for nought: but wrought with laboure and travayle nyght and daye because we wolde not be grevous to eny of you:
9 not but that we had auctoritie: but to make oure selves an insample vnto you to folowe vs.
10 For when we were with you this we warned you of yt yf ther were eny which wolde not worke that ye same shuld not eate.
11 We have hearde saye no doute that ther are some which walke amonge you inordinatly and worke not at all but are besy bodies.
12 Them that are soche we commaunde and exhorte by oure lorde Iesu Christ that they worke with quyetnes and eate their awne breed.
13 Brethren be not wery in well doynge.
14 Yf eny man obey not oure sayinges sende vs worde of him by a letter: and have no copanie with him that he maye be ashamed.
15 And count him not as an enemy: but warne him as a brother.
16 The very lorde of peace geve you peace all wayes by all meanes. The lorde be with you all.
17 The salutacion of me Paul with myne awne honde. This is the token in all pistles. So I write.
18 The grace of oure lorde Iesus Christ be with you all Amen.