1 And|strong="G2532" now|strong="G2532", brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G2532" sisters, pray|strong="G4336" for|strong="G4012" us|strong="G4012". Pray|strong="G4336" that|strong="G2443" the|strong="G3588" Lord’s|strong="G2962" teaching|strong="G3056" will|strong="G2962" continue|strong="G2532" to|strong="G4314" spread|strong="G5143" quickly. And|strong="G2532" pray|strong="G4336" that|strong="G2443" people|strong="G3588" will|strong="G2962" give honor|strong="G1392" to|strong="G4314" that|strong="G2443" teaching|strong="G3056", the|strong="G3588" same|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2531" happened|strong="G3588" with|strong="G4314" you|strong="G5210".
2 And|strong="G2532" pray|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443" we|strong="G2532" will|strong="G0444" be|strong="G2532" protected from|strong="G0575" crooked and|strong="G2532" evil|strong="G4190" people|strong="G0444". Not|strong="G3756" everyone|strong="G3956" believes in|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" Lord, you|strong="G3956" know.
3 But|strong="G1161" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" is|strong="G1510" faithful|strong="G4103". He|strong="G2532" will|strong="G1510" give you|strong="G5210" strength and|strong="G2532" protect|strong="G5442" you|strong="G5210" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" Evil|strong="G4190" One|strong="G3739".
4 The|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962" gives|strong="G4160" us|strong="G4160" confidence|strong="G3982" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" are|strong="G3739" doing|strong="G4160" what|strong="G3739" we|strong="G3739" told you|strong="G5210" and|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" will|strong="G3739" continue|strong="G2532" to|strong="G1909" do|strong="G4160" it|strong="G4160".
5 We|strong="G2532" pray that|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" will|strong="G2316" cause you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G1519" feel God’s|strong="G2316" love|strong="G0026" and|strong="G2532" remember Christ’s|strong="G5547" patient|strong="G5281" endurance|strong="G5281".
6 Brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G2532" sisters, by|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" authority of|strong="G0575" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" we|strong="G2249" tell you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G2596" stay away|strong="G0575" from|strong="G0575" any|strong="G3956" believer who|strong="G3739" refuses to|strong="G2596" work. People|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3739" refuse to|strong="G2596" work are|strong="G3956" not|strong="G3361" following|strong="G2596" the|strong="G3956" teaching that|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" gave|strong="G3853" them|strong="G1722".
7 You|strong="G5210" yourselves|strong="G0846" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" should|strong="G1163" live like|strong="G0846" we|strong="G2249" do|strong="G1492". We|strong="G2249" were|strong="G3748" not|strong="G3756" lazy when|strong="G1492" we|strong="G2249" were|strong="G3748" with|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210".
8 We|strong="G2532" never|strong="G3361" accepted food|strong="G0740" from|strong="G3844" anyone|strong="G5100" without|strong="G3361" paying for|strong="G4314" it|strong="G2532". We|strong="G2532" worked|strong="G2038" and|strong="G2532" worked|strong="G2038" so|strong="G2532" that|strong="G2250" we|strong="G2532" would|strong="G5100" not|strong="G3361" be|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" burden|strong="G1912" to|strong="G4314" any|strong="G5100" of|strong="G2250" you|strong="G5210". We|strong="G2532" worked|strong="G2038" night|strong="G3571" and|strong="G2532" day|strong="G2250".
9 We|strong="G2249" had|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3588" right|strong="G1849" to|strong="G1519" ask you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G1519" help us|strong="G1325". But|strong="G0235" we|strong="G2249" worked to|strong="G1519" take|strong="G2192" care of|strong="G1849" ourselves|strong="G1438" so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" would be|strong="G2192" an|strong="G2192" example|strong="G3401" for|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G1519" follow|strong="G3401".
10 When|strong="G3753" we|strong="G3778" were|strong="G1510" with|strong="G4314" you|strong="G5210", we|strong="G3778" gave|strong="G3853" you|strong="G5210" this|strong="G3778" rule: “Whoever|strong="G3748" will|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" work|strong="G2038" should|strong="G5100" not|strong="G3756" be|strong="G1510" allowed to|strong="G4314" eat|strong="G2068".”
11 We|strong="G0191" hear|strong="G0191" that|strong="G0191" some|strong="G5100" people|strong="G5100" in|strong="G1722" your|strong="G1722" group refuse to|strong="G1722" work|strong="G2038". They|strong="G1722" are doing|strong="G2038" nothing|strong="G3367" except|strong="G0235" being|strong="G4771" busy in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" lives of|strong="G5100" others|strong="G5100".
12 Our|strong="G2424" instruction|strong="G3853" to|strong="G2443" them|strong="G1722" is|strong="G2962" to|strong="G2443" stop bothering others|strong="G3588", to|strong="G2443" start working and|strong="G2532" earn their|strong="G1438" own|strong="G1438" food|strong="G0740". It|strong="G1161" is|strong="G2962" by|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" authority of|strong="G2962" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" that|strong="G2443" we|strong="G2532" are|strong="G3588" urging|strong="G3870" them|strong="G1722" to|strong="G2443" do|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3588".
13 Brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G1161" sisters, never|strong="G3361" get tired of|strong="G0080" doing|strong="G2569" good|strong="G2569".
14 If|strong="G1487" there|strong="G1161" are|strong="G3778" some|strong="G5100" there|strong="G1161" who|strong="G3588" refuse|strong="G3756" to|strong="G2443" do|strong="G3361" what|strong="G3588" we|strong="G2249" tell you|strong="G1487" in|strong="G3056" this|strong="G3778" letter|strong="G1992", remember who|strong="G3588" they|strong="G0846" are|strong="G3778". Don’t|strong="G3756" associate|strong="G4874" with|strong="G1223" them|strong="G0846". Then|strong="G1161" maybe they|strong="G0846" will|strong="G3778" feel ashamed.
15 But|strong="G0235" don’t|strong="G3361" treat them|strong="G2233" as|strong="G5613" enemies|strong="G2190". Counsel them|strong="G2233" as|strong="G5613" fellow believers.
16 We|strong="G1161" pray that|strong="G3956" the|strong="G3956" Lord|strong="G2962" of|strong="G1223" peace|strong="G1515" will|strong="G2962" give|strong="G1325" you|strong="G5210" peace|strong="G1515" at|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" times and|strong="G1161" in|strong="G1722" every|strong="G3956" way|strong="G5158". The|strong="G3956" Lord|strong="G2962" be|strong="G3956" with|strong="G3326" you|strong="G5210" all|strong="G3956".
17 Here’s my|strong="G1699" greeting|strong="G0783" in|strong="G1722" my|strong="G1699" own|strong="G1699" handwriting—\+w Paul|strong="G3972"\+w*. I|strong="G3739" do|strong="G1510" this|strong="G3779" in|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" my|strong="G1699" letters|strong="G1992" to|strong="G1722" show they|strong="G3739" are|strong="G1510" from|strong="G4592" me. This|strong="G3779" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3956" way|strong="G3779" I|strong="G3739" write|strong="G1125".
18 The|strong="G3956" grace|strong="G5485" of|strong="G5485" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" be|strong="G3956" with|strong="G3326" you|strong="G5210" all|strong="G3956".