2 Thessalonians 3 Cross References - NSB

¹ Finally, brothers, pray for us that the word of God will spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you. ² Pray that we may be delivered (rescued) from perverse and evil men, for not all have faith. ³ But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. ⁴ We have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command. ⁵ May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience (steadfastness) of Christ. ⁶ Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who walk disorderly and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them. ⁷ You know what you must do to imitate us. We lived a disciplined life among you. ⁸ We did not eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, we worked hard and struggled night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you. ⁹ It is not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to imitate us. ¹⁰ While we were with you, we used to tell you: »Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat.« ¹¹ We say this because we hear that there are people among you who are lazy and who do nothing except meddle in other people’s business. ¹² In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command and warn them to lead orderly lives and work to earn their own living. ¹³ Brothers, do not grow weary of doing good. ¹⁴ If anyone does not obey our word in this letter, take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame. ¹⁵ Do not regard him as an enemy. Admonish him as a brother. ¹⁶ Now may the Lord of peace always grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all! ¹⁷ I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, and this is a mark in every letter; this is the way I write. ¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

¹⁹ »You will eat your food by the sweat of your brow until you return to the ground. You came from the ground. For dust you are and to dust you will return.«

¹⁶ »May the being who rescued me from all evil bless these boys! May they be called by my name and by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. May they have many children on the earth.«

¹⁴ »Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags. ¹⁵ »When he sees that his resting place is good and that the land is pleasant, he will bend his back to the burden and will become a slave laborer.

¹⁷ »‘Never hate your brother in your heart. Be sure to correct your neighbor so that you will not be guilty of sinning along with him. ¹⁸ »‘Do not seek revenge. Never hold a grudge against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am Jehovah.

²⁶ »‘»Jehovah will look on you with favor and give you peace!

¹⁴ Jehovah answered: »If her father had spit in her face, she would have to bear her disgrace for seven days. So let her be shut out of the camp for a week, and after that she can be brought back in.«

¹² »Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. Carefully obey these laws.

⁸ »The officers will also say to the men: Is there any man here who has lost his nerve and is afraid? If so, he is to go home. Otherwise, he will destroy the morale of the others.

⁶ »Jehovah your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, to LOVE JEHOVAH YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR BEING, that you may live.

²⁰ »He said: ‘I will turn away from them and find out what will happen to them. They are a devious and perverse generation. They are children who have no faith.

¹² »I pray that you will swear to me by Jehovah, since I have showed you kindness that you will also show kindness to my father’s house, and give me a true token(sign) (pledge of truth);

²⁴ Gideon built an altar to Jehovah there and named it: »Jehovah is Peace.« (Jehovah-shalom) It is still standing at Ophrah and belongs to the clan of Abiezer.

⁴ Boaz came from Bethlehem. He said to the grain-cutters, »Jehovah is with you.« They answered: »Jehovah gives you his blessing.«

¹⁸ »Also take these ten slices of cheese to the commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are getting along. Bring back something to show that you saw them and that they are well.

¹³ »If my father plans to harm you and I do not send you away safely, may Jehovah harm me even more. Jehovah should be with you just as he used to be with my father.

³⁷ »Jehovah saved me from lions and bears. He will save me from this Philistine.« Saul answered: »Go and Jehovah be with you.«

⁵⁸ »May he bend our hearts toward him. Then we will follow him and obey his commands, laws, and rules, which he commanded our ancestors to obey.

¹⁰ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel: Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain. And God granted his request.

¹⁸ »Jehovah, God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep such devotion always strong in your people’s hearts and keep them always faithful to you.

⁶ I said, »O my God, shame keeps me from lifting up my face (praying) to you (being in your presence), my God: for our sins have increased higher than our heads and our evil-doing has come up to heaven.

¹³ Keep me from sinning. Do not let anyone gain control over me. Then I will be blameless, and I will be free from any great offense.

¹³ I believe that I will see the goodness of Jehovah in this world of the living.

¹¹ Jehovah will give power (strength) to his people. Jehovah will bless his people with peace (prosperity) (health) (safety).

⁷ Jehovah of Hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold.

¹¹ Jehovah of Hosts is with us! The God of Jacob is our stronghold.

³ The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.

⁷ In his day the righteous will flourish. There will be abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

¹ ([Psalm of David]) I waited patiently for Jehovah and he bent down to me and heard my cry.

⁸ I want to hear what the Lord Jehovah says, because he promises peace to his people, to his godly ones. But they must not go back to their stupidity. ⁹ Indeed, his salvation is near those who reverence him, and his glory will remain in our land. ¹⁰ Mercy and truth have met. Righteousness and peace have kissed.

¹⁶ Fill their faces with confusion that they may seek your name, Jehovah.

⁵ Oh that my ways may be established to keep your statutes!

³⁶ Incline my heart to your laws and not to dishonest gain.

⁷ Jehovah will protect you from all evil. He will protect (preserve) you.

⁵ I wait for Jehovah, I do wait. And in his word I do hope. ⁶ I wait for Jehovah more than the watchmen for the morning. Yes, more than the watchmen for the morning.

⁵ A righteous person may strike me or correct me out of kindness. It is like lotion for my head. My head will not refuse it, because my prayer is directed against evil deeds.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge (recognize) Him and He will make your paths straight.

¹³ »I did not obey the voice of my teachers. I did not listen to my instructors!

⁹ Give instruction to a wise man and he will become even wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning (insight).

² I will bow toward your holy temple. I will praise your name because of your loving kindness and truth. You have made your name and your covenant greater than everything.

⁴ The lazy man desires and has nothing. The diligent man will be made rich.

⁴ The lazy man will not plow because of the cold. He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

²⁵ The desire of the lazy killed him for his hands refuse to work.

³⁰ I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding. ³¹ It was all grown over with thorns and nettles, and the wall of stone was broken down. ³² Then I saw, and considered it well. I looked on it, and received instruction: ³³ »Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.« ³⁴ Your poverty will come like a robber and your want like an armed man.

¹² As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise provider to a listening ear.

¹ Better is dry bread in peace than a house full of feasting with discord.

²⁷ She watches over her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

⁶ One hand full of quietness is better than two hands full of trouble and striving after wind.

¹⁰ Make plans for battle, but they will never succeed. Give orders, but they will not be carried out, because God is with us!

⁶ For unto us a child is born. Unto us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. ⁷ Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will accomplish this.

¹² Jehovah, you establish peace for us. All that we have accomplished you have done for us.

¹⁰ »Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,« says Jehovah. »I have compassion on you.«

²⁹ »He gives strength to those who grow tired and increases the strength of those who are weak. ³⁰ Even young people grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. ³¹ »Those who hope in Jehovah will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary! They will walk and not be faint.«

⁷ »I make light and create darkness. I make blessings and create disasters. I, Jehovah, do all these things.

¹² This is what Jehovah says: »I will offer you peace like a river and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream. You will nurse and be carried in Jerusalem's arms and cuddled on her knees.

³ »Accordingly the rain has been withheld, and there have been no spring showers. Yet, you have the unashamed (conspicuous) (impudent) look of a prostitute, and you refuse to be ashamed.

¹⁵ »Are they ashamed because of the abomination they have done? They are not even ashamed! Not at all! They do not even know how to blush. Therefore they will fall among those who fall. When I punish them, they will be cast down,« says Jehovah.

²³ O Jehovah, I know that humans are not able to govern their own lives. Humans cannot administer their own steps.

¹⁸ »I hear the people of Israel say in grief, ‘Jehovah, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back for we are ready to return to you, Jehovah our God. ¹⁹ »‘We turned away from you. But soon we wanted to return. After you had punished us we hung our heads in grief. We were ashamed and disgraced because we sinned when we were young.’« ²⁰ »Ephraim, O Ephraim my dear delightful son! Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him. My heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,« declares Jehovah.

³³ »This is the covenant (agreement) that I will make with Israel after those days,« declares Jehovah. »I will put my teachings (Law) inside them. I will write those teachings (Law) on their hearts (inner man) (mind) (will) (conscience) (understanding). I will be their God, and they will be my people.«

²⁶ It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of Jehovah.

⁶¹ ‘»You will remember how you have acted, and be ashamed of it when you get your older sister and your younger sister back. I will let them be like daughters to you, even though this was not part of my covenant with you.’ ⁶² ‘»I will renew my covenant with you, and you will know that I am Jehovah. ⁶³ ‘»I will forgive all the wrongs you have done, but you will remember them and be too ashamed to open your mouth.’ The Lord Jehovah has spoken.«

³¹ »‘Then you will remember your evil ways and the bad things that you did. You will hate yourselves for all these wicked and disgusting things. ³² »‘I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake,’ proclaims the Lord Jehovah. ‘Be ashamed and disgraced because of your ways, people of Israel.’

² She did not obey the voice of Jehovah. She would not accept correction (discipline). She did not trust Jehovah and draw close to her God.

¹⁶ Jerusalem will be told in that day: »Do not be afraid, O Zion! Do not loose courage.

⁹ »The glory of this house will be greater than it was before. I will give my people peace.« Jehovah of Hosts has spoken.

¹³ »Yes, he will build the Temple of Jehovah. He will receive the glory, and will sit and rule upon his throne. He will be a priest upon his throne and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices.

¹³ »And you say: ‘We are tired of all this!’ You turn up your nose at me. You offer the lame and the sick and even stolen animals,« said Jehovah. »Do you think I will accept that from you?

²³ »The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel,« which means: »God (God-like one) is with us.« (John 1:18)

³⁷ »Let your answer be ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.

¹¹ »‘Give us this day our daily bread. (Matthew 6:34) (1 Timothy 6:8) (Proverbs 30:8) (Psalm 37:25)

¹³ »‘And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (the wicked one).’ (Psalm 82:4) (Psalm 97:10) (Matthew 13:19) (John 17:15) (1 John 5:19)

³⁸ »Pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out workers into his harvest.«

¹⁰ »Take no extra clothes, not even two coats, no extra shoes or walking stick for the laborer is worthy of his food.

¹⁵ »If your brother does wrong to you, go to him in private. Clearly explain his error between you and him. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother back.

¹⁷ »If he will not listen to them, let it come to the attention of the congregation. If he will not listen to the congregation, let him be to you as a heathen and a tax collector.

²³ »Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy and faith. You should do both and leave nothing undone.

¹⁷ Jesus answered: »You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.«

²⁰ »Teach them to observe all the things I have commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.«

¹⁴ »Glory to God in the highest. Peace on earth among men with whom he is pleased.«

² He said to them: »The harvest indeed is great but the laborers are few. Pray that the Master (Controller) (Lord) of the harvest will send laborers into his harvest.

³ »Give us day-by-day our daily bread. ⁴ »Forgive us our sins. For we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And keep us from temptation.«

³⁶ »Be like men looking for their master to return. He will knock when he returns from the marriage feast, and it will immediately be opened to him. ³⁷ »Those servants are blessed, for the master will find them alert when he comes. I tell you he will tighten his belt, have them sit down at the table, and he will serve them the meal.

¹⁸ »I will go to my father and say: ‘Father I have sinned against God and against you. ¹⁹ »I am not fit to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired workers.’ ²⁰ »He went to his father. He was a long way from home when his father saw him. His heart filled with pity. He ran and threw his arms around his son and kissed him. ²¹ »Father, the son said: ‘I have sinned against God and against you. I am not fit to be called your son.’

¹ He spoke an illustration to them emphasizing the need to pray and not become tired:

⁸ »I say to you, that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, will the Son of man find faith on the earth when he comes?»

⁴⁴ He said: »These are my words that I spoke to you, while I was yet with you. All things must be fulfilled. They are things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me.«

²³ When he was in Jerusalem at the Passover feast, many saw the signs he did and expressed active faith in his name. ²⁴ Jesus did not trust his security to them for he understood all men. ²⁵ He did not need evidence about men for he knew what was in man.

¹⁵ »I have given you an example. You should also do as I have done to you.

²⁷ »Peace I leave with you! My peace I give to you. I do not give as the world gives to you. Do not let your heart be troubled or full of fear.

⁴ »I tell you these things so you will remember that I told you when the time comes. I did not tell this from the beginning because I was with you.

³³ »I spoke to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you have tribulation. Be of good cheer for I have conquered the world!«

¹⁵ »I do not pray that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.

⁷ The word of God increased. The number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. Even a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.

⁴⁵ When the Jews saw the crowds they were filled with envy. They spoke against those things Paul spoke. They contradicted and blasphemed him.

⁴⁸ And when the people of the nations heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were receptive to eternal life believed. ⁴⁹ The word of God (Greek: kurios: God) was published throughout the entire region. ⁵⁰ The Jews incited the devout and honorable women and the leading men of the city. They caused persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their coasts.

² The unbelieving Jews stirred up the people of the nations and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

⁵ The Jews were moved with jealousy so they gathered bad people who organized a crowd for a riot. They assaulted the house of Jason in order to bring them out to the crowd.

³ He was of the same trade as Paul. So he stayed with them and worked at their tentmaker trade.

²⁰ The word of God kept on growing and prevailed.

¹⁸ When they arrived he said: »You know from the first day that I set foot in Asia, I was with you all the time,

³⁴ »You know that my own hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me.

²⁴ The word of God increased and spread.

²⁴ Some of them were convinced by his words, but others did not believe.

⁷ To all who are in Rome, beloved of God and called to be holy ones: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷ [He offers] everlasting life for those who search for incorruptible glory and honor by enduring in good works.

²⁵ If we hope for what we do not see, do we have patience to wait for it?

²⁸ We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

¹⁶ But they have not all obeyed the good news. For Isaiah says: »Jehovah, who has believed our message?« (Isaiah 53:1)

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brothers, mark those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine you have learned and avoid them.

²⁰ The God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

²³ Gaius my host and the whole congregation, salutes you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city salutes you, and Quartus a brother.

⁹ God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁵ Hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts. It comes through Holy Spirit, which is God’s gift to us.

¹⁴ I am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

¹⁸ I will not dare to speak of any of those things that Christ has not accomplished through me. I will lead the nations to obey God in word and deed.

³⁰ Now I beg you, brothers, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me. ³¹ That I may be delivered from those who do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted by the holy ones.

³³ The God of peace be with you all. Amen.

¹² We labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

¹⁴ I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.

¹⁶ For this reason I urge you to imitate me.

⁴ When you assemble in the name and with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, I will be with you in spirit. ⁵ Deliver this one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

⁹ I wrote in a letter to you not to keep company with fornicators.

¹¹ I wrote you not to keep company with any man who is called a brother who is a fornicator, or who is greedy, or who worships idols, or constantly gets drunk, or cheats people. Do not even eat with such a person.

¹¹ I wrote you not to keep company with any man who is called a brother who is a fornicator, or who is greedy, or who worships idols, or constantly gets drunk, or cheats people. Do not even eat with such a person. ¹² What have I to do with judging those outside (in the world)? Do we not judge those who are inside (the congregation)? ¹³ God judges those outside. Remove the wicked man from among yourselves.

¹⁹ Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing. Obey the commandments of God.

³ But if any man loves God, God knows him.

³³ For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all the congregations of the holy ones.

³⁷ If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.

¹⁰ God delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver us. We have set our hope on him. He will deliver us! ¹¹ You also helped with your prayer on our behalf. Many may give thanks for the gift granted to us.

³ I wrote this very thing that when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice. I have confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

⁶ Sufficient to such a one is this punishment that was inflicted by the many. ⁷ To the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excess sorrow. ⁸ I urge you to confirm your love toward him. ⁹ I write for this purpose, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.

⁹ I write for this purpose, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things. ¹⁰ Whoever you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ,

¹⁰ Whoever you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ,

¹ We have this ministry to do, even as we obtained mercy, we do not lose heart.

³ If our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who perish. ⁴ The god of this age (world) (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement) has blinded the minds of unbelievers that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.

¹⁶ We do not give up! Though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

¹⁹ God was reconciling the world to himself through Christ. He was not imputing their trespasses against them, for he had committed the word of reconciliation to us. ²⁰ We are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making entreaty through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ that you be reconciled to God. ²¹ He made the one who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf. That way we might become the righteousness of God in him.

¹⁵ His affection is even greater for you as he remembers your obedience and how with reverence and trembling you received him.

¹⁵ His affection is even greater for you as he remembers your obedience and how with reverence and trembling you received him. ¹⁶ I rejoice that in everything I am encouraged because of you.

⁴ Do we have a right to eat and drink? ⁵ Do we have a right to lead a sister as a wife just like other apostles, and as brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? ⁶ Or is it only Barnabas and I who do not have the right to refrain from secular work? ⁷ Does a soldier serve at his own expense? Does the one who plants a vineyard not eat of the fruit it produces? Who shepherds a flock and does not eat some of the milk from the flock? ⁸ I say this from a human point of view. Does the law say the same thing? ⁹ It is written in the Law of Moses: You should not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treads (threshes) out the grain. Does God care only about oxen? ¹⁰ Or did he say it for our benefit? This is written for our benefit without a doubt! He who plows should plow in hope. Likewise he who threshes in hope should be a partaker of his hope. ¹¹ If we sow spiritual seed in you, is it too much if we reap material things? ¹² If others are partakers of the right over you, should we also partake? Nevertheless we have not used this power! We suffer all things, lest we should hinder the good news of Christ. ¹³ Do you not know that they who minister about holy things live off the things of the temple? And they who wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? ¹⁴ Even so, has the Lord ordained that they who preach the good news should earn their living from the good news?

¹³ No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. God is faithful and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your limits. He will make a way out, that you will be able to endure it.

¹ Be followers (imitators) of me, even as I also am of Christ. ² Now I praise you, brothers, because you remember me in all things, and carefully follow the teachings (precepts) (doctrine) just as I delivered them to you.

²⁸ When all things shall be subdued under the Son, then the Son will also be subjected to God who put all things under him, that God may be all in all (ruler over everything).

³² If I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage was it to me if the dead do not rise? Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die.

⁹ For a great door that leads to activity is opened to me. Yet there are many people working against me.

²¹ The greeting from me Paul is with my own hand.

⁸ We do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning our affliction that began in Asia. We were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life. ⁹ Yes, we have had the sentence of death within ourselves that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.

²² We send our brother with them, whom we have many times proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

⁶ We are ready to punish all disobedience, when your obedience is complete.

⁸ I should boast a great deal concerning the authority the Lord gave us to build you up, and not to tear you down, I would not be put to shame.

⁹ When I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man. For the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so I will continue to do the same.

¹⁰ I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other view. And he that troubles you will bear his judgment, who ever he is.

²² The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

¹ Brothers, if someone is caught in any kind of wrongdoing, those of you who are spiritual should set him right. But you must do it in a gentle way. And keep an eye on yourselves, so that you will not be tempted, too.

⁶ But let him that is orally taught in the word share all good things.

⁹ Let us not grow tired of doing good things for in due season we shall harvest, if we do not faint. ¹⁰ So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

¹⁴ For he is our peace, who made both (Jews and Gentiles) one, and broke down the middle barrier of partition. ¹⁵ Christ abolished in his flesh the enmity (ill will), which the law of commandments contained in ordinances. That [way] he might create one new man, out of the two, with himself establishing peace. ¹⁶ So he reconciled them both in one body to God through the stake. He put to death the enmity (antagonism) (hostility). ¹⁷ He came and preached peace to you who were far off, and peace to those who were near.

¹⁷ This I say therefore, and testify (affirm) in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the vanity (futility) (depravity) of their mind (thinking).

²⁸ He that steals must steal no more. Let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to someone in need.

¹⁷ Brothers, be imitators of me. Pay attention to those who live by the example we have given you.

²⁰ However, our citizenship is in heaven. We also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. ²¹ Christ will, through his power, bring everything under his authority. He will change our humble bodies and make them like his glorified (glorious) body (literally and figuratively: body of his glory). He is able to subject all things to himself.

⁷ The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ⁸ Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things. ⁹ The things that you have learned, received, heard and saw in me; do these things and the God of peace will be with you.

⁹ The things that you have learned, received, heard and saw in me; do these things and the God of peace will be with you.

¹⁰ Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power that the Lord gave me to enlightenment and not to destruction. ¹¹ Finally brothers, farewell: Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

¹⁹ Pray on my behalf, that ability to speak may be given to me, to make known with boldness the secret of the good news. ²⁰ I am an ambassador in chains who should speak boldly.

⁶ I am confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.

⁹ I pray that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment.

¹² My beloved, you have always obeyed, not just in my presence, but now much more in my absence. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

¹⁷ Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father through him.

³ Pray also for us that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned.

¹⁸ I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you.

³ We continually remember your work of faith, labor of love, and patience, and your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

⁵ We preached the good news to you, not in words only but with power from Holy Spirit and with conviction of its truth. You know how we lived when we were with you. It was for your own good. ⁶ You imitated the Lord and us, even though you suffered much affliction. Yet you received the word with the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit. ⁷ So you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. ⁸ For not only did the message about God go out from you throughout Macedonia and Achaia, but the news about your faith in God has gone everywhere. There is nothing that we need to say.

¹⁰ and to wait for his Son to come from heaven, his Son Jesus, whom he raised from death and who rescues us from God’s anger (indignation) that is to come.

¹ For you know brothers that our coming to you was not in vein.

⁶ We did not try to get praise from anyone, either from you or from others, even though as apostles of Christ we could have made demands on you.

⁹ You may remember, brothers, our labor and hardship. We worked day and night that we would not burden any of you when we preached the good news of God to you. ¹⁰ You and God are witnesses, how devoutly and righteously, without blame, we behaved toward you who believe!

¹³ For this purpose we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, you accepted it, not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

¹⁸ We wanted to come to you. I, Paul, wanted to more than once and yet Satan hindered us.

⁴ When we were with you, we told you that we would suffer tribulation and affliction. It happened, as you know.

¹¹ May God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

¹ Furthermore, we encourage you, brothers, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you ought to walk, and to please God, so you would abound more and more.

¹ Furthermore, we encourage you, brothers, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you ought to walk, and to please God, so you would abound more and more. ² You know the commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

⁸ He therefore that rejects this, rejects not man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to us.

¹⁰ Indeed, you do it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia: but we encourage you to increase more and more. ¹¹ Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and mind your own business, and work with your hands, as we command you.

¹⁴ We ask you brothers to warn the unruly and comfort the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with all men.

¹⁷ Pray without ceasing.

²³ May the very God of peace completely sanctify you (make you holy). I pray to God that your entire spiritual being, your mind and body, is preserved blameless until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ Faithful is he who calls you. He will also make it happen. ²⁵ Brothers, pray for us.

⁵ All of this proves that God’s judgment is just, and as a result, you will become worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering.

¹⁵ So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the precepts (Greek: paradosis: traditions of doctrines, teachings handed down) you were taught by word of mouth or by letter from us.

¹⁷ comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good word and work.

¹² Let no man look down on your youth. Be an example to the believers in speech and conduct, in love, in faith and chasteness.

¹³ They also learn to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but gossipers and busybodies, speaking things that they should not.

²¹ I charge you in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels, that you observe these [principles] without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

⁵ frictions between men corrupted in mind and lacking in truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.

¹³ I charge you in the sight of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession: ¹⁴ Keep the commandment without spot and without reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹ I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal. But the word of God is not imprisoned.

⁵ having a form of godliness, but denying its power. Stay away from people like this!

¹ I solemnly charge you in the sight (presence) of God, and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

⁸ The crown of righteousness is laid up for me. The Lord, the righteous judge, will give it to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing (manifestation).

²¹ I have confidence in your obedience. I write you, knowing that you will do beyond what I say.

²⁵ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with your spirit (mental disposition) (attitude). Amen.

⁶ Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who walk disorderly and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them. ⁷ You know what you must do to imitate us. We lived a disciplined life among you. ⁸ We did not eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, we worked hard and struggled night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you. ⁹ It is not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to imitate us. ¹⁰ While we were with you, we used to tell you: »Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat.« ¹¹ We say this because we hear that there are people among you who are lazy and who do nothing except meddle in other people’s business. ¹² In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command and warn them to lead orderly lives and work to earn their own living.

¹⁴ If anyone does not obey our word in this letter, take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame. ¹⁵ Do not regard him as an enemy. Admonish him as a brother.

¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

² They should be made for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the people of the nations might hear. I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion (Satan the Devil) (great danger) (1 Peter 5:8) (Psalm 22:21) (1 Thessalonians 2:18). ¹⁸ The Lord will deliver me from every evil work. He will save me to his heavenly kingdom. To him is the glory forever and ever. Amen.

²² The Lord be with your spirit (mental disposition) (attitude). Grace be with you.

⁷ Be an example of good works in all things, showing no corruption in your doctrine.

¹³ Look for the blessed hope and appearance of the glory of the great God. And look for our Savior, Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ A divisive and dissentious man should be admonished, and after two times have nothing to do with that man.

² Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything to him. He was first of all, by translation of his name, »King of Righteousness,« and then he was also ruler of Salem, which means, »King of Peace.«

²⁸ So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. He will appear the second time without sin to those who look to him for their salvation.

² Look to (consider without distractions) Jesus, the Leader (Predecessor) and Finisher (Perfecter) of our faith. He despised the shame. He endured the stake for the joy that was set before him. Then he sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Consider him who endured such contrary talk by sinners against him. You should not get tired and give up in your mind (heart).

³ Consider him who endured such contrary talk by sinners against him. You should not get tired and give up in your mind (heart).

⁵ You have forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as to sons: »My son, do not despise (regard lightly) discipline from Jehovah and do not lose heart when he corrects you. (Proverbs 3:11, 12)

¹⁵ See that no one misses the grace of God; that no bitter root spring up to cause trouble and defile many. ¹⁶ Let no one become immoral or unspiritual like Esau. He sold his birthright for a single meal!

¹⁷ Obey those who lead you. Submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your lives and must account for this. Obey them that their work may be a joy and not a burden; that would be without gain for you. ¹⁸ Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience. And we wish to live honorably in all things. ¹⁹ I exhort you the more exceedingly to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. ²⁰ Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus,

¹⁶ Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. ¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. It comes down from the Father of lights (truth and spiritual purity), with whom there is no variation. He does not change like shifting shadows.

¹⁹ My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth, and one brings him back, ²⁰ let him know, that he who turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save a person from death, and cover a multitude of sins.

⁹ Jehovah knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to preserve the unrighteous for the Day of Judgment. (Psalm 34:19) (Matthew 25:46)

¹² Look for and earnestly desire the coming presence of the »Day of Jehovah.« (Zephaniah 1:14) The heavens being on fire will be dissolved (destroyed), and the elements will melt with intense heat!

¹⁸ Using his own will, he gave us birth through the word of truth. This way we would be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

⁵ Listen, my dearly beloved brothers! Did God choose poor people in the world to be rich in faith and to receive the kingdom he promised to those who love him?

²¹ For this you were called because Christ also suffered for you. He left you an example (a copy for imitation) (a model) that you should follow in his steps.

¹ Since Christ suffered physically for us, you too must strengthen yourselves with the same way of thinking that he had. Whoever suffers physically has ceased from sin.

¹⁵ Let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people’s business.

³ Do not lord it over your charge, but make yourselves examples to the flock.

²² Show mercy to some who have doubt. ²³ Save some, snatch them out of the fire. Have mercy on some with alarm. Hate even the garment defiled (polluted) by the flesh. ²⁴ Now to him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish with exceeding joy.

³ »'You have endured and are patient. You suffer for my name's sake and have not grown weary.

¹⁰ »'Because you have kept the word of my patience (endurance), I also will keep you from the hour of testing. This will come upon the whole world to test (scrutinize) (discipline) (examine) those who dwell on the earth. ¹¹ »'I come quickly: hold fast what you have so that no one will take your crown.

¹⁰ He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity. He who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. This requires the patience and the faith of the holy ones.

¹⁹ We love, because he first loved us.

¹⁰ If I come, I will remind you of what he does. He unjustly accuses us with wicked words and is never satisfied. He does not allow the brothers to greet one another and he throws them out of the congregation. ¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is from God. He who does evil has not seen God.