Chapter 3
Request for Prayer
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- Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as [it was] with you.
Τὸ λοιπὸν ἀδελφοί προσεύχεσθε περὶ ἡμῶν ἵνα ὁ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου τρέχῃ καὶ δοξάζηται καθὼς καὶ πρὸς ὑμᾶς To loipon adelphoi proseuchesthe peri hēmōn hina ho logos tou Kyriou trechē kai doxazētai kathōs kai pros hymas — NA/TR · 1
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And [pray] that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone [ holds to ] the faith.
καὶ ἵνα ῥυσθῶμεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἀτόπων καὶ πονηρῶν ἀνθρώπων γὰρ οὐ πάντων ἡ πίστις kai hina rhysthōmen apo tōn atopōn kai ponērōn anthrōpōn gar ou pantōn hē pistis — NA/TR · 2
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But the Lord is faithful, [and He] will strengthen [you] and guard you from the evil [one].
δέ ὁ Κύριος ἐστιν Πιστὸς ὃς στηρίξει καὶ φυλάξει ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ de ho Kyrios estin Pistos hos stērixei kai phylaxei hymas apo tou ponērou — NA/TR · 3
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And we have confidence in [the] Lord - that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
δὲ πεποίθαμεν ἐν Κυρίῳ ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς ὅτι καὶ ποιεῖτε καὶ ποιήσετε ἃ παραγγέλλομεν de pepoithamen en Kyriō eph’ hymas hoti kai poieite kai poiēsete ha parangellomen — NA/TR · 4
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- {May} the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and - Christ’s perseverance.
δὲ Ὁ Κύριος κατευθύναι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας εἰς τοῦ Θεοῦ τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ εἰς τοῦ Χριστοῦ τὴν ὑπομονὴν de HO Kyrios kateuthynai hymōn tas kardias eis tou Theou tēn agapēn kai eis tou Christou tēn hypomonēn — NA/TR · 5
A Warning against Idleness
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Now 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.
δὲ Παραγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν ἀδελφοί ἐν ὀνόματι ἡμῶν τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὑμᾶς στέλλεσθαι ἀπὸ παντὸς ἀδελφοῦ περιπατοῦντος ἀτάκτως καὶ μὴ κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ἣν παρελάβοσαν παρ’ ἡμῶν de Parangellomen hymin adelphoi en onomati hēmōn tou Kyriou Iēsou Christou hymas stellesthai apo pantos adelphou peripatountos ataktōs kai mē kata tēn paradosin hēn parelabosan par’ hēmōn — NA/TR · 6
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For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because vvv we were not undisciplined among you,
γὰρ αὐτοὶ οἴδατε πῶς δεῖ μιμεῖσθαι ἡμᾶς ὅτι οὐκ ἠτακτήσαμεν ἐν ὑμῖν gar autoi oidate pōs dei mimeisthai hēmas hoti ouk ētaktēsamen en hymin — NA/TR · 7
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nor did we eat vvv anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that vvv vvv we would not be a burden to any of you.
οὐδὲ ἐφάγομεν παρά τινος ἄρτον δωρεὰν ἀλλ’ ἐν κόπῳ καὶ μόχθῳ ἐργαζόμενοι νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας πρὸς μὴ τὸ ἐπιβαρῆσαί τινα ὑμῶν oude ephagomen para tinos arton dōrean all’ en kopō kai mochthō ergazomenoi nyktos kai hēmeras pros mē to epibarēsai tina hymōn — NA/TR · 8
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Not that vvv we lack [this] right, but we wanted to offer ourselves [as] an example for you to imitate -.
οὐχ ὅτι οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν ἀλλ’ ἵνα δῶμεν ἑαυτοὺς τύπον ὑμῖν εἰς τὸ μιμεῖσθαι ἡμᾶς ouch hoti ouk echomen exousian all’ hina dōmen heautous typon hymin eis to mimeisthai hēmas — NA/TR · 9
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For even while we were with you, we gave you this command… -: “If anyone vvv is unwilling to work, vvv he shall not eat.
γὰρ καὶ ὅτε ἦμεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς παρηγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν τοῦτο ὅτι Εἴ τις οὐ θέλει ἐργάζεσθαι μηδὲ ἐσθιέτω gar kai hote ēmen pros hymas parēngellomen hymin touto hoti Ei tis ou thelei ergazesthai mēde esthietō — NA/TR · 10
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For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.
γάρ Ἀκούομεν τινας ἐν ὑμῖν περιπατοῦντας ἀτάκτως ἐργαζομένους μηδὲν ἀλλὰ περιεργαζομένους gar Akouomen tinas en hymin peripatountas ataktōs ergazomenous mēden alla periergazomenous — NA/TR · 11
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- We command and urge such [people] by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working vvv quietly to earn their own living…
δὲ παραγγέλλομεν καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν τοῖς τοιούτοις ἐν Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ ἵνα ἐργαζόμενοι μετὰ ἡσυχίας ἐσθίωσιν ἑαυτῶν τὸν ἄρτον de parangellomen kai parakaloumen tois toioutois en Kyriō Iēsou Christō hina ergazomenoi meta hēsychias esthiōsin heautōn ton arton — NA/TR · 12
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But [as for] you, brothers, {do} not grow weary [in] well-doing.
δέ Ὑμεῖς ἀδελφοί μὴ ἐγκακήσητε καλοποιοῦντες de Hymeis adelphoi mē enkakēsēte kalopoiountes — NA/TR · 13
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- Take 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.
δέ σημειοῦσθε τοῦτον Εἰ τις οὐχ ὑπακούει τῷ λόγῳ ἡμῶν διὰ τῆς ἐπιστολῆς μὴ συναναμίγνυσθαι αὐτῷ ἵνα ἐντραπῇ de sēmeiousthe touton Ei tis ouch hypakouei tō logō hēmōn dia tēs epistolēs mē synanamignysthai autō hina entrapē — NA/TR · 14
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Yet {do} not regard [him] as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.
καὶ μὴ ἡγεῖσθε ὡς ἐχθρὸν ἀλλὰ νουθετεῖτε ὡς ἀδελφόν kai mē hēgeisthe hōs echthron alla noutheteite hōs adelphon — NA/TR · 15
Signature and Final Greetings
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Now {may} the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all [times] [and] in every way. The Lord [be] with all of you.
δὲ ὁ Κύριος τῆς εἰρήνης Αὐτὸς δῴη ὑμῖν τὴν εἰρήνην διὰ παντὸς ἐν παντὶ τρόπῳ ὁ Κύριος μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν de ho Kyrios tēs eirēnēs Autos dōē hymin tēn eirēnēn dia pantos en panti tropō ho Kyrios meta pantōn hymōn — NA/TR · 16
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[This] greeting [is] in my own hand— Paul. This is [my] mark in every letter; it is the way I write.
Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς ἐμῇ τῇ χειρὶ Παύλου ὅ ἐστιν σημεῖον ἐν πάσῃ ἐπιστολῇ οὕτως γράφω Ho aspasmos emē tē cheiri Paulou ho estin sēmeion en pasē epistolē houtōs graphō — NA/TR · 17
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with all of you.
Ἡ χάρις ἡμῶν τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν Hē charis hēmōn tou Kyriou Iēsou Christou meta pantōn hymōn — NA/TR · 18