FINALLY, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run, and
be glorified, even as among you; (2)and that we may be delivered from
unreasonable and wicked men: for there is not faith in all. (3)But the
Lord is faithful, who will stablish you, and keep you from the wicked
one. (4)But we have confidence in the Lord towards you, that the things
which we have enjoined you, ye both do, and will do. (5)And the Lord
direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of
Christ.
(6)Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
to withdraw yourselves from every brother who walketh disorderly, and
not according to the injunction which he hath received from us. (7)For
ye yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us; for we behaved not
ourselves disorderly among you, (8)neither did we eat bread with any
man unpaid for, but with labour and toil worked night and day, that we
might be burdensome to none of you: (9)not that we have not such power,
but that we might be ourselves an example for you to imitate. (10)For
when we were with you, this we enjoined you, that if a man would not
work, neither should he eat. (11)For we hear that there are some among
you who walk disorderly, doing no work, but being busy-bodies. (12)Now
such we command, and conjure, by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with
quietness they labour, and eat their own bread.
(13)But ye, brethren, be not weary of well doing. (14)And if any man
obey not our word by letter, mark that man, and maintain no society
with him, that he may be ashamed. (15)Yet regard him not as an enemy,
but admonish him as a brother. (16)And the Lord of peace himself give
you peace, by every means, in every situation.
The Lord be with you all.
(17)The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is my sign in every
letter: so I write.
(18)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
The second epistle was written to the Thessalonians from Athens.