1The apostle desireth the Thessalonians to pray for him, 3testifying his confidence in them, 5and praying God to direct them. 6He condemneth the idle and disorderly, and requireth others to abstain from their company: 16concluding with prayer and salutation.
1FINALLY, brethren, apray for us, bthat the word of the Lord 1may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
1Gr. may run.
a 1Th. 5.25. Ep. 6.19,20. Col. 4.3. Ro. 15.30. Mat. 9.38. b Ac. 6.7; 13.49. 1Co. 16.9. Tit. 2.10-14. 1Th. 1.5.
2And that cwe may be delivered from 2unreasonable and wicked men: for dall men have not faith.
2Gr. absurd.
c Ro. 15.31. 1Th. 2.18. d Ro. 10.16. Mat. 11.25. Jn. 6.44. Ac. 2.40; 13.45,50; 17.5,13; 28.24. 2Co. 4.3,4. 1Jn. 2.19.
3But ethe Lord is ffaithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
e De. 7.9. f Nu. 23.19. 1Co. 1.9; 10.13. 1Th. 5.23,24; 3.3,13. Jn. 17.15. 2Ti. 4.18.
4And gwe have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
g 2Co. 7.16. Ga. 5.10. 1Th. 4.10; 5.11. ch. 2.15. v.6,11. Ro. 2.7. Ga. 6.9.
5And hthe Lord idirect your hearts into the love of God, and jinto 3the patient waiting for Christ.
3Or, the patience of Christ, 1Th. 1.3.
h 1Ch. 29.18. Jude 21. 1Jn. 4.16,19. Mat. 22.37. 1Th. 4.1,3,9. i 1Th. 3.11. j 1Th. 3.3; 1.3,10. Tit. 2.13. 2Ti. 4.8. He. 9.28. 2Pe. 3.12.
6Now we command you, brethren, kin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye lwithdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after mthe tradition which he received of us.
k 1Co. 5.4. Ac. 3.6. v.12. l v.14,15,11. 1Ti. 6.5. Ro. 16.17. 2Ti. 3.5. 1Th. 5.14; 4.11. Tit. 3.10. 2Jn. 8,9,10. 1Co. 5.9,11,13. m ch. 2.15.
7For yourselves know how nye ought to follow us: for owe behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
n 1Co. 4.16; 11.1. 1Th. 1.6; 2.10; 4.11. o 1Th. 1.5.
8Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but pwrought with labour and *travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
*travail-manual labour.
p Ac. 18.3; 20.34. 1Co. 4.12. 2Co. 11.9; 12.13. 1Th. 2.9.
9qNot because we have not power, but rto make ourselves an *ensample unto you to follow us.
*ensample-example, model-from within a defined group or type.
q Mat. 10.10. 1Co. 9.1-6,14. Ga. 6.6. 1Ti. 5.17,18. 1Th. 2.6. r 1Co. 4.16; 11.1. Phi. 3.17. 1Ti. 4.12. 1Pe. 5.3.
10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, sthat if any would not work, neither should he eat.
s Ge. 3.19. 1Th. 4.11.
11For we hear that there are some which twalk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
t 1Ti. 5.13. v.6. Is. 56.10. Mat. 20.3,6. 1Pe. 4.15.
12Now them that are such uwe command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, vthat with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
u v.6. Ro. 12.1. 2Co. 10.1. ch. 2.1. 1Ti. 5.21; 6.13,14. 2Ti. 4.1. v 1Th. 4.11. Ep. 4.28. Ro. 12.11.
13But ye, brethren, w4be not weary in well doing.
4Or, faint not.
w Ga. 6.9. 1Co. 15.58. 2Pe. 3.18; 1.4-8. Pr. 4.18.
14And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, x5note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
5Or, signify that man by an epistle.
x v.6. Mat. 18.17. 1Co. 5.11.
15yYet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
y Le. 19.17. 2Co. 10.8; 13.10. 1Th. 5.12,14.
16Now zthe Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
z Ro. 15.33; 16.20. 1Co. 14.33. 2Co. 13.11. Phi. 4.9. 1Th. 5.23. Nu. 6.24-26. Ps. 29.11; 147.14. Ro. 5.1-11; 8.28. Jn. 16.33. 2Co. 4.17.
17The salutation of Paul awith mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
a 1Co. 16.21. Col. 4.18. Ro. 16.22.
18bThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
b Ro. 16.24. 1Th. 5.28. Re. 22.21.