2 Thessalonians 3:1-18.
2 Thessalonians 3.1-18
Pray for Us
Finally, our friends, please pray for us. This will help the message
about the Lord to spread quickly, and others will respect it, just as
you do. Pray that we may be kept safe from worthless and evil people.
After all, not everyone has faith. But the Lord can be trusted to
make you strong and protect you from harm. He has made us sure that
you are obeying what we taught you and that you will keep on obeying.
I pray that the Lord will guide you to be as loving as God and as
patient as Christ.
Warnings against Laziness
My dear friends, in the name of the Lord Jesus, I beg you not to have
anything to do with any of your people who loaf around and refuse to
obey the instructions we gave you. You surely know that you should
follow our example. We didn't waste our time loafing, and we didn't
accept food from anyone without paying for it. We didn't want to be a
burden to any of you, so night and day we worked as hard as we could.
We had the right not to work, but we wanted to set an example for you.
We also gave you the rule that if you don't work, you don't eat. Now
we learn that some of you just loaf around and won't do any work,
except the work of a busybody. So, for the sake of our Lord Jesus
Christ, we ask and beg these people to settle down and start working
for a living. Dear friends, you must never become tired of doing
right. Be on your guard against any followers who refuse to obey what
we have written in this letter. Put them to shame by not having
anything to do with them. Don't consider them your enemies, but speak
kindly to them as you would to any other follower.
Final Prayer
I pray that the Lord, who gives peace, will always bless you with
peace. May the Lord be with all of you. I always sign my letters as I
am now doing: PAUL. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to
all of you."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus name I pray.
Amen.
God bless you.
Pray for Us
Finally, our friends, please pray for us. This will help the message
about the Lord to spread quickly, and others will respect it, just as
you do. Pray that we may be kept safe from worthless and evil people.
After all, not everyone has faith. But the Lord can be trusted to
make you strong and protect you from harm. He has made us sure that
you are obeying what we taught you and that you will keep on obeying.
I pray that the Lord will guide you to be as loving as God and as
patient as Christ.
Warnings against Laziness
My dear friends, in the name of the Lord Jesus, I beg you not to have
anything to do with any of your people who loaf around and refuse to
obey the instructions we gave you. You surely know that you should
follow our example. We didn't waste our time loafing, and we didn't
accept food from anyone without paying for it. We didn't want to be a
burden to any of you, so night and day we worked as hard as we could.
We had the right not to work, but we wanted to set an example for you.
We also gave you the rule that if you don't work, you don't eat. Now
we learn that some of you just loaf around and won't do any work,
except the work of a busybody. So, for the sake of our Lord Jesus
Christ, we ask and beg these people to settle down and start working
for a living. Dear friends, you must never become tired of doing
right. Be on your guard against any followers who refuse to obey what
we have written in this letter. Put them to shame by not having
anything to do with them. Don't consider them your enemies, but speak
kindly to them as you would to any other follower.
Final Prayer
I pray that the Lord, who gives peace, will always bless you with
peace. May the Lord be with all of you. I always sign my letters as I
am now doing: PAUL. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to
all of you."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus name I pray.
Amen.
God bless you.
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