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Chapter 3 |
| 1 | Finally,
brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be
glorified, even as it is with you: |
| 2 | And that we may be delivered
from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. |
| 3 | But
the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
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| 4 | And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and
will do the things which we command you. |
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5 | And the Lord direct your
hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
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| 6 | Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not
after the tradition which he received of us. |
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7 | For yourselves know how
ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
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| 8 | Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour
and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
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| 9 | Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto
you to follow us. |
| 10 | For even when we were with you, this we
commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. |
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For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at
all, but are busybodies. |
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12 | Now them that are such we command and
exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their
own bread. |
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| But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. |
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And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no
company with him, that he may be ashamed. |
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15 | Yet count him not as an
enemy, but admonish him as a brother. |
| 16 | Now the Lord of peace himself
give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. |
| 17 | The
salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so
I write. |
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| The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Amen. |
