2 Thessalonians

The second epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians, chapter 3, Vulgate and King James Version

Chapter 3 Vulgate

   1 De cetero, fratres, orate pro nobis, ut sermo Domini currat et glorificetur sicut et apud vos,
   2 et ut liberemur ab importunis et malis hominibus; non enim omnium est fides.
   3 Fidelis autem Dominus est, qui confirmabit vos et custodiet a Malo.
   4 Confidimus autem de vobis in Domino, quoniam, quae praecipimus, et facitis et facietis.
   5 Dominus autem dirigat corda vestra in caritatem Dei et patientiam Christi.
   6 Praecipimus autem vobis, fratres, in nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi, ut subtrahatis vos ab omni fratre ambulante inordinate et non secundum traditionem, quam acceperunt a nobis.
   7 Ipsi enim scitis quemadmodum oporteat imitari nos, quoniam non inordinati fuimus inter vos
   8 neque gratis panem manducavimus ab aliquo sed in labore et fatigatione, nocte et die operantes, ne quem vestrum gravaremus;
   9 non quasi non habuerimus potestatem, sed ut nosmetipsos formam daremus vobis ad imitandum nos.
   10 Nam et cum essemus apud vos, hoc praecipiebamus vobis: Si quis non vult operari, nec manducet.
   11 Audimus enim inter vos quosdam ambulare inordinate, nihil operantes sed curiose agentes;
   12 his autem, qui eiusmodi sunt, praecipimus et obsecramus in Domino Iesu Christo, ut cum quiete operantes suum panem manducent.
   13 Vos autem, fratres, nolite deficere benefacientes.
   14 Quod si quis non oboedit verbo nostro per epistulam, hunc notate, non commisceamini cum illo, ut confundatur;
   15 et nolite quasi inimicum existimare, sed corripite ut fratrem.
   16 Ipse autem Dominus pacis det vobis pacem sempiternam in omni modo. Dominus cum omnibus vobis.
   17 Salutatio mea manu Pauli, quod est signum in omni epistula; ita scribo.
   18 Gratia Domini nostri Iesu Christi cum omnibus vobis.

King James Version

   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.
   4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
   5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
   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.
   7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
   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:
   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.
   11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
   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.
   13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
   14 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.
   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.
   18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
   The second epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens.