2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 — Legacy Standard Bible

⁶Now we command you, brothers, ^ain the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you ¹^,^bkeep away from every brother who walks in an ²^,^cunruly manner and not according to ^dthe tradition which ³they received from us. ⁷For you yourselves know how you ought to ^aimitate us, because we did not act in an unruly manner among you, ⁸nor did we ^aeat ¹anyone’s bread ²without paying for it, but with ^blabor and hardship we kept ^cworking night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you; ⁹not because we do not have ^athe authority, but in order to offer ourselves ^bas a model for you, so that you would imitate us. ¹⁰For even ^awhen we were with you, we used to command this to you: ^bif anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat. ¹¹For we hear that some among you are ^awalking in an unruly manner, doing no work at all, but acting like ^bbusybodies. ¹²Now such persons we command and ^aexhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that ^bworking with quietness, they eat their own bread. ¹³But as for you, ^abrothers, ^bdo not lose heart in doing good.

¹⁴And if anyone does not obey our word ¹^,^ain this letter, take special note of that person ^bto not associate with him, so that he will be ^cput to shame. ¹⁵And yet ^ado not regard him as an enemy, but ¹^,^badmonish him as a ^cbrother.