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2 Thessalonians 3

1 He desireth them to pray for him, that the Gospel may prosper, 6 And giveth them warning to reprove the idle, 16 And so wisheth them all wealth.
1.Furthermore, brethren, *pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free passage, and be glorified, even as it is with you,
2.And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men: for all men have not afaith.
3.But the Lord is faithful, which will stablish you, and keep you from bevil.
4.And we are persuaded of you through the Lord, that ye both do, and will do the things which we ccommand you.
5.And the Lord guide your hearts to the love of God, and the waiting for of Christ.
6.We command you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves form every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the dinstruction, which he received of us.
7.For ye yourselves know *how ye ought to follow us: *for we behaved not ourselves inordinately among you,
8.Neither took we bread of any man for naught: but we wrought with labour and travail night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you,
9.Not but that we had authority, *but that we might make ourselves an example unto you to follow us.
10.For even when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any, which would not ework, that he should not eat.
11.For we heard, that there are some which walk among you inordinately, and work not at all, but are busy bodies.
12.Therefore them that are such, we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness, and eat their own bread.
13.*And ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
14.If any man obey not our sayings, note him by a letter, *and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
15.Yet count him not as an fenemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16.Now the Lord of peace give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
17.The salutation of me Paul, with mine own hand, which is the gtoken in every Epistle: so I write,
18.The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, Amen.
The second Epistle to the Thessalonians, written from Athens.

Notes

1-*.
Ephes. 6.18, Colos 4.3
2-a.
Although they boast themselves thereof.
3-b.
From the sleights of Satan.
4-c.
By the word of God.
6-d.
Which is, to travail, if he will eat, Chap. 2.15
7-*.
1 Cor. 4.12, 1 Thess. 4.11
7-*-1.
Acts 20.34, 1 Cor. 4.12, 1 Thess. 2.9
9-*.
1 Cor. 11.1
10-e.
Then by the word of God none ought to live idly, but ought to give himself to some vocation, to get his living by, and to do good to others.
13-*.
Gal. 6.9
14-M.
at. 18.17, 1 Cor. 5.9
15-f.
The end of excommunication is not to drive from the Church such as have fallen, but to win them to the Church by amendment.
17-g.
Whether they be mine Epistles or other men’s.