2 Thessalonians 3

1ΤὸFinallyλοιπὸνprayπροσεύχεσθε,brothersἀδελφοί,forπερὶusἡμῶν,thatἵναtheὁwordλόγοςof theτοῦLordκυρίουmay spread quicklyτρέχῃandκαὶmay be glorifiedδοξάζηταιjust asκαθὼςalsoκαὶwithπρὸςyouὑμᾶς,

2andκαὶthatἵναwe may be deliveredῥυσθῶμενfromἀπὸτῶνperverseἀτόπωνandκαὶevilπονηρῶνmenἀνθρώπων,notοὐforγὰρall [are]πάντωνof theἡfaithπίστις.

3FaithfulπιστὸςhoweverδέisἐστινtheὁLordκύριος,whoὃςwill strengthenστηρίξειyouὑμᾶςandκαὶwill keep [you]φυλάξειfromἀπὸτοῦevilπονηροῦ.

4We are persuadedπεποίθαμενnowδὲinἐν[the] Lordκυρίῳas toἐφ’youὑμᾶς,thatὅτιthe things thatἃwe commandπαραγγέλλομενbothκαὶyou are doingποιεῖτεandκαὶyou will doποιήσετε.

5ὁAndδὲthe Lordκύριοςmay directκατευθύναιyourὑμῶντὰςheartsκαρδίαςintoεἰςtheτὴνloveἀγάπηντοῦof Godθεοῦandκαὶintoεἰςtheτὴνsteadfastnessὑπομονὴντοῦof ChristΧριστοῦ.

6We commandΠαραγγέλλομενnowδὲyouὑμῖν,brothersἀδελφοί,inἐν[the] nameὀνόματιof theτοῦLordκυρίουourἡμῶνJesusἸησοῦChristΧριστοῦare to withdrawστέλλεσθαιyouὑμᾶςfromἀπὸeveryπαντὸςbrotherἀδελφοῦidlyἀτάκτωςwalkingπεριπατοῦντοςandκαὶnotμὴaccording toκατὰtheτὴνtraditionπαράδοσινthatἣνreceivedπαρελάβοσανfromπαρ’usἡμῶν.

7Yourselvesαὐτοὶforγὰρyou knowοἴδατεhowπῶςit behooves [you]δεῖto imitateμιμεῖσθαιusἡμᾶς,becauseὅτιnotοὐκwe were idleἠτακτήσαμενamongἐνyouὑμῖν

8norοὐδὲwithout paymentδωρεὰνbreadἄρτονdid we eatἐφάγομενfromπαράanyoneτινος,butἀλλ’inἐνlaborκόπῳandκαὶhardshipμόχθῳnightνυκτὸςandκαὶdayἡμέραςworkingἐργαζόμενοιin orderπρὸςτὸnotμὴto be burdensome toἐπιβαρῆσαίanyτιναof youὑμῶν·

9notοὐχthatὅτιnotοὐκwe haveἔχομεν[the] rightἐξουσίαν,butἀλλ’thatἵναourselvesἑαυτοὺς[as] an exampleτύπονwe may offerδῶμενto youὑμῖνforεἰςτὸyou to imitateμιμεῖσθαιusἡμᾶς.

10Evenκαὶforγὰρwhenὅτεwe wereἦμενwithπρὸςyouὑμᾶς,thisτοῦτοwe were commandingπαρηγγέλλομενyouὑμῖν,thatὅτιifεἴanyoneτιςnotοὐis willingθέλειto workἐργάζεσθαιneitherμηδὲlet him eatἐσθιέτω.

11We hearἀκούομενforγάρsomeτιναςare walkingπεριπατοῦνταςamongἐνyouὑμῖνidlyἀτάκτως,not at allμηδὲνworkingἐργαζομένουςbutἀλλὰbeing busybodiesπεριεργαζομένους·

12Toτοῖςnowδὲsuchτοιούτοιςwe warnπαραγγέλλομενandκαὶexhortπαρακαλοῦμενbyἐνour LordκυρίῳJesusἸησοῦChristΧριστῷso thatἵναwithμετὰquietnessἡσυχίαςworkingἐργαζόμενοιτὸνtheir ownἑαυτῶνbreadἄρτονthey may eatἐσθίωσιν.

13Youὑμεῖςnowδέ,brothersἀδελφοί,notμὴshall grow wearyἐγκακήσητε[in] well-doingκαλοποιοῦντες.

14IfΕἰthenδέanyoneτιςnotοὐχobeyὑπακούειthisτῷinstructionλόγῳof usἡμῶνthroughδιὰtheτῆςletterἐπιστολῆς,of this [man]τοῦτονtake noteσημειοῦσθε,notμὴto mix withσυναναμίγνυσθαιhimαὐτῷ,so thatἵναhe may be ashamedἐντραπῇ·

15And yetκαὶnotμὴasὡςan enemyἐχθρὸνesteem [him]ἡγεῖσθε,butἀλλὰadmonish [him]νουθετεῖτεasὡςa brotherἀδελφόν.

16HimselfΑὐτὸςnowδὲtheὁLordκύριοςτῆςof peaceεἰρήνηςmay giveδῴηyouὑμῖντὴνpeaceεἰρήνηνthroughδιὰallπαντὸςinἐνeveryπαντὶwayτρόπῳ.TheὁLord [be]κύριοςwithμετὰallπάντωνof youὑμῶν.

17TheὉgreetingἀσπασμὸςτῇin my ownἐμῇhandχειρὶPaulΠαύλου,whichὅisἐστιν[my] signσημεῖονinἐνeveryπάσῃletterἐπιστολῇ·In this mannerοὕτωςI writeγράφω.

18Theἡgraceχάριςof theτοῦLordκυρίουof usἡμῶνJesusἸησοῦChristΧριστοῦ[be] withμετὰallπάντωνof youὑμῶν.