1As to the rest, pray ye, brethren, concerning us, that the word of the Lord may run and may be glorified, as also with you,
2and that we may be delivered from the unreasonable and evil men, for the faith [is] not of all;
3and stedfast is the Lord, who shall establish you, and shall guard [you] from the evil;
4and we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that the things that we command you ye both do and will do;
5and the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.
6And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,
7for yourselves have known how it behoveth [you] to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;