1. Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may quickly spread and be glorified, even as it did with you.
2. And pray that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men, for not all men have faith.
3. But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
4. We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will do the things which we command you.
5. May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
6. Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in idleness and not according to the tradition that he received from us.
7. For you know how you should follow us. For we were not idle among you,
8. neither did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but we worked tirelessly and toiled night and day that we might not be a burden to any of you.
9. We did this, not because we did not have that right, but to make ourselves an example for you to follow.