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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.

1Finally, brothers, pray for us—that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly, and that it may be honored the way it is among you.

2And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.

2Also pray that we may be rescued from worthless and evil people, since not everyone holds to the faith.

3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

3But the Lord is faithful and will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

4And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

4We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

5May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

5May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of the Messiah.

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 from us.

6In the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is living in idleness and not living according to the tradition that they received from us.

7For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,

7For you yourselves know what you must do to imitate us. We never lived in idleness among 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.

8We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, with toil and labor we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.

9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

9It is not as though we did not have that right, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.

10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

10While we were with you, we gave this order: "If anyone doesn't want to work, he shouldn't eat."

11Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.

11We hear that some of you are living in idleness. You are not busy working —you are busy interfering in other people's lives!

12We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.

12We order and encourage such people by the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.

13But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.

13Brothers, do not get tired of doing what is right.

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.

14If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of him. Have nothing to do with him so that he will feel ashamed.

15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.

15Yet, don't treat him like an enemy, but warn him like a brother.

16Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

16Now may the Lord of peace give you his peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with all of you.

17This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.

17I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine. It is the way I write.

18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.

18May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with all of you. Amen.

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