The Concordant Literal New Testament

Paul To The Thessalonians (II.)

¹ Furthermore, pray, brethren, concerning us, that the word of the Lord may race and be glorified, according as it is with you also,
² and that we should be rescued from abnormal and wicked men, for not for all is the faith.
³ Yet faithful is the Lord, Who will be establishing you and guarding you from the wicked one.
⁴ Now we have confidence in you in the Lord that what we are charging, you are doing also and will be doing.
⁵ Now may the Lord be directing your hearts into the love of God and into the endurance of Christ!
⁶ Now we are charging you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to be putting yourselves from every brother who is walking disorderly and not in accord with the tradition which they accepted from us.
⁷ For you yourselves are aware how you must be imitating us, for we are not disorderly among you,
⁸ neither did we eat bread gratuitously from anyone, but, with toil and labor, we are working night and day, so as not to be burdensome to any of you.
⁹ Not that we have not the right, but that we may be giving you ourselves as a model for you to be imitating us.
¹⁰ For even when we were with you, we gave this charge to you: that "If anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat."
¹¹ For we are hearing that some among you are walking disorderly, working at nothing, but are meddling.
¹² Now such we are charging and entreating in the Lord Jesus Christ, that, working with quietness, they may be eating their own bread.
¹³ Now you, brethren, should not be despondent in ideal doing.
¹⁴ Now if anyone is not obeying our word through this epistle, let it be a sign to you as to this man, not to commingle with him, that he may be abashed;
¹⁵ and do not deem him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
¹⁶ Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace continually by every means. The Lord be with you all!
¹⁷ The salutation is by my hand -- Paul's -- which is a sign in every epistle: thus am I writing.
¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen!

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