3. But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
4. And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are both doing and you will do the things that we are commanding.
5. Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and toward the patient endurance of Christ.
6. But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.
7. For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, that we did not behave irresponsibly among you,
8. nor did we eat bread from anyone without paying, but with toil and labor, we were working night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you,
9. not that we do not have the right, but so that we may give ourselves as an example to you, so that you may imitate us.