We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command.
NIV
And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do the things which we suggest and with which we charge you.
AMP
And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
KJV
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.
NIV
Now we charge you, brethren, in the name and on the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) that you withdraw and keep away from every brother (fellow believer) who is slack in the performance of duty and is disorderly, living as a shirker and not walking in accord with the traditions and instructions that you have received from us.
AMP
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
KJV
May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.
NIV
May the Lord direct your hearts into [realizing and showing] the love of God and into the steadfastness and patience of Christ and in waiting for His return.
AMP
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
KJV
For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you
NIV
For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate our example, for we were not disorderly or shirking of duty when we were with you [we were not idle].
AMP
For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
KJV
Nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
NIV
Nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and struggle we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden or impose on any of you [for our support].
AMP
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
KJV
We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.
NIV
Indeed, we hear that some among you are disorderly [that they are passing their lives in idleness, neglectful of duty], being busy with other people's affairs instead of their own and doing no work.
AMP
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
KJV
Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat.
NIV
Now we charge and exhort such persons [as ministers in Him exhorting those] in the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) that they work in quietness and earn their own food and other necessities.
AMP
Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
KJV
I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.
NIV
I, Paul, write you this final greeting with my own hand. This is the mark and sign [that it is not a forgery] in every letter of mine. It is the way I write [my handwriting and signature].
AMP
The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
KJV
Take special note of those who do not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed.
NIV
But if anyone [in the church] refuses to obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
AMP
And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
KJV
