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To; loipo;n proseuvcesqe, ajdelfoiv, peri; hJmw'n, i[na oJ lovgo" tou'
kurivou trevch/ kai; doxavzhtai kaqw;" kai; pro;" uJma'", 3:2 kai; i[na
rJusqw'men ajpo; tw'n ajtovpwn kai; ponhrw'n ajnqrwvpwn: ouj ga;r
pavntwn hJ pivsti". 3:3 pisto;" dev ejstin oJ kuvrio", o]" sthrivxei uJma'"
kai; fulavxei ajpo; tou' ponhrou'. 3:4 pepoivqamen de; ejn kurivw/ ejf!
uJma'", o[ti a] paraggevllomen kai; poiei'te kai; poihvsete. 3:5
JO de; kuvrio" kateuquvnai uJmw'n ta;" kardiva" eij" th;n ajgavphn tou'
qeou' kai; eij" th;n uJpomonh;n tou' Cristou'.
3:6 Paraggevllomen de; uJmi'n, ajdelfoiv, ejn ojnovmati tou' kurivou hJmw'n jIhsou' Cristou' stevllesqai uJma'" ajpo; panto;" ajdelfou' ajtavktw" peripatou'nto" kai; mh; kata; th;n paravdosin h]n parelavbosan par j hJmw'n. 3:7 aujtoi; ga;r oi[date pw'" dei' mimei'sqai hJma'", o[ti oujk hjtakthvsamen ejn uJmi'n 3:8 oujde; dwrea;n a[rton ejfavgomen parav tino", ajll j ejn kovpw/ kai; movcqw/ nukto;" kai; hJmevra" ejrgazovmenoi pro;" to; mh; ejpibarh'saiv tina uJmw'n: 3:9 oujc o[ti oujk e[comen ejxousivan, ajll j i[na eJautou;" tuvpon dw'men uJmi'n eij" to; mimei'sqai hJma'". 3:10 kai; ga;r o[te h\men pro;" uJma'", tou'to parhggevllomen uJmi'n, o[ti ei[ ti" ouj qevlei ejrgavzesqai mhde; ejsqievtw. 3:11 ajkouvomen gavr tina" peripatou'nta" ejn uJmi'n ajtavktw" mhde;n ejrgazomevnou" ajlla; periergazomevnou": 3:12 toi'" de; toiouvtoi" paraggevllomen kai; parakalou'men ejn kurivw/ jIhsou' Cristw'/, i[na meta; hJsuciva" ejrgazovmenoi to;n eJautw'n a[rton ejsqivwsin. 3:13 JUmei'" dev, ajdelfoiv, mh; ejgkakhvshte kalopoiou'nte". 3:14 eij dev ti" oujc uJpakouvei tw'/ lovgw/ hJmw'n dia; th'" ejpistolh'", tou'ton shmeiou'sqe mh; sunanamivgnusqai aujtw'/, i[na ejntraph'/: 3:15 kai; mh; wJ" ejcqro;n hJgei'sqe, ajlla; nouqetei'te wJ" ajdelfovn. |
3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the
word of the Lord may speed on and triumph, as it did among you, 3:2
and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not all have
faith. 3:3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard
you from evil. 3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord about you,
that you are doing and will do the things which we command. 3:5 May
the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness
of Christ.
3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. 3:7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you, 3:8 we did not eat any one's bread without paying, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you. 3:9 It was not because we have not that right, but to give you in our conduct an example to imitate. 3:10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If any one will not work, let him not eat. 3:11 For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work. 3:12 Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work in quietness and to earn their own living. 3:13 Brethren, do not be weary in well-doing. 3:14 If any one refuses to obey what we say in this letter, note that man, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. 3:15 Do not look on him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. |