¹Finally , brothers, pray for us , that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified , even as also with you ,

²and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men ; for not all have faith .

³But the Lord is faithful , who will establish you and guard you from the evil one .

⁴We have confidence in the Lord concerning you , that you both do and will do the things we command .

⁵May the Lord direct your hearts into God ’s love and into the perseverance of Christ .

⁶Now we command you , brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ , that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us .

⁷For you know how you ought to imitate us . For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously amongst you ,

⁸neither did we eat bread from anyone ’s hand without paying for it , but in labour and travail worked night and day , that we might not burden any of you .

⁹This was not because we don’t have the right , but to make ourselves an example to you , that you should imitate us .

¹⁰For even when we were with you , we commanded you this : “If anyone is not willing to work , don’t let him eat .”

¹¹For we hear of some who walk amongst you in rebellion, who don’t work at all , but are busybodies .

¹²Now those who are that way , we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ , that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

¹³But you , brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.

¹⁴If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter , note that man and have no company with him , to the end that he may be ashamed .

¹⁵Don’t count him as an enemy , but admonish him as a brother.

¹⁶Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all .

¹⁷I , Paul , write this greeting with my own hand , which is the sign in every letter . This is how I write .

¹⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all . Amen.