1 And now, Brothers and Bisters, pray for us. Pray that the Master’s teaching will continue to spread quickly. And pray that people will give honour and respect to that teaching, the same as happened with you. 2 And pray that we will be protected from crooked and evil people. For not everyone believes in the Master, you know.
3 But the Master is trustworthy, and will give you strength and protect you from the Evil One. 4 The Master gives us confidence that you are doing what we told you and that you will continue to do it. 5 We pray that YAHUSHA will cause you to feel His love and remember His patient endurance.
6 Brothers and Sisters, by the authority of our Master YAHUSHA MESSIAH we tell you to stay away from any believer who refuses to work. People who refuse to work are not following the teaching that we gave them. 7 You yourselves know that you should live like we do. We were not lazy when we were with you. 8 We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked and worked so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We worked night and day. 9 We had the right to ask you to help us, but we worked to take care of ourselves so that we would be an example for you to follow. 10 When we were with you, we gave you this rule: “Whoever will not work should not be allowed to eat.”
11 We hear that some people in your group refuse to work. They are doing nothing except being busy-bodies and sticking their noses into the lives of others. 12 Our instruction to them is to stop bothering others, to start working and earn their own food. It is by the authority of the Master YAHUSHA MESSIAH that we are urging them to do this. 13 Brothers and Sisters, never get tired of doing good!
14 If there are some there who refuse to do what we tell you in this letter, remember who they are. Don’t associate with them. Then maybe they’ll feel ashamed. 15 But don’t treat them as enemies. Continue to counsel and rebuke (warn) them as fellow believers.
16 We pray that the Master of peace will give you His peace at all times and in every way. The Master be with you all. 17 Here’s my greeting in my own handwriting— Paul. I do this in all my letters to show they are from me. This is the way I write. 18 The favour of our Master YAHUSHA MESSIAH be with you all.
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