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A request for prayer
1 Τὸ λοιπὸν προσεύχεσθε, ἀδελφοί, περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου τρέχῃ καὶ δοξάζηται, καθὼς καὶ πρὸς ὑμᾶς, 2 καὶ ἵνα ῥυσθῶμεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἀτόπων καὶ πονηρῶν ἀνθρώπων· οὐ γὰρ πάντων ἡ πίστις.
3 Πιστὸς δέ ἐστιν ὁ Κύριος, ὃς στηρίξει ὑμᾶς καὶ φυλάξει ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ. 4 Πεποίθαμεν δὲ ἐν Κυρίῳ ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς, ὅτι ἃ παραγγέλλομεν* ὑμῖν† καὶ‡ ποιεῖτε καὶ ποιήσετε. 5 Ὁ δὲ Κύριος κατευθύναι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας εἰς τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ εἰς τὴν§ ὑπομονὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
Instructions
Don’t be irresponsible or lazy
6 Παραγγέλλομεν δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν* Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, στέλλεσθαι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἀδελφοῦ ἀτάκτως περιπατοῦντος καὶ μὴ κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ἣν παρέλαβον† παρ᾿ ἡμῶν. 7 Αὐτοὶ γὰρ οἴδατε πῶς δεῖ μιμεῖσθαι ἡμᾶς, ὅτι οὐκ ἠτακτήσαμεν ἐν ὑμῖν· 8 οὐδὲ δωρεὰν ἄρτον ἐφάγομεν‡ παρά τινος· ἀλλ᾿ ἐν κόπῳ καὶ μόχθῳ, νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν,§ ἐργαζόμενοι πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἐπιβαρῆσαί τινα ὑμῶν· 9 οὐχ ὅτι οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν, ἀλλ᾿ ἵνα ἑαυτοὺς τύπον δῶμεν ὑμῖν εἰς τὸ μιμεῖσθαι ἡμᾶς. 10 Καὶ γάρ, ὅτε ἦμεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς τοῦτο παρηγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν· ὅτι εἴ τις οὐ θέλει ἐργάζεσθαι μηδὲ ἐσθιέτω. 11 Ἀκούομεν γάρ τινας περιπατοῦντας ἐν ὑμῖν ἀτάκτως· μηδὲν ἐργαζομένους, ἀλλὰ περιεργαζομένους. 12 Τοῖς δὲ τοιούτοις παραγγέλλομεν καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ* ἵνα μετὰ ἡσυχίας ἐργαζόμενοι τὸν ἑαυτῶν ἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν.
Isolate the disobedient
13 Ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, μὴ ἐκκακήσητε† καλοποιοῦντες. 14 Εἰ δέ τις οὐχ ὑπακούει τῷ λόγῳ ἡμῶν διὰ τῆς ἐπιστολῆς, τοῦτον σημειοῦσθε καὶ‡ μὴ συναναμίγνυσθε§ αὐτῷ, ἵνα ἐντραπῇ· 15 καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐχθρὸν ἡγεῖσθε, ἀλλὰ νουθετεῖτε ὡς ἀδελφόν.
Conclusion
Benediction
16 Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Κύριος* τῆς εἰρήνης δῴη ὑμῖν τὴν εἰρήνην διὰ παντὸς ἐν παντὶ τρόπῳ. Ὁ Κύριος μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν.
Sign-off
17 Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί, Παύλου, ὅ ἐστιν σημεῖον ἐν πάσῃ ἐπιστολῇ, οὕτως γράφω. 18 Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν.†,‡
* 3:4 παραγγελλομεν rell ¦ παραγγελομεν CP † 3:4 υμιν f35 A [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵB [3%] NU ‡ 3:4 και f35 B (96.2%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ — ℵA (3.8%) (There are four variations on ποιειτε that together garner (8.2%); codex B conflates.) § 3:5 την rell ¦ — [5%] TR * 3:6 ημων f35 ℵA [99%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ — B [1%] † 3:6 παρελαβον f35 [92%] RP,HF,OC,CP ¦ παρελαβοσαν ℵA [2%] NU ¦ παρελαβετε B [3%] ¦ παρελαβεν [3%] TR ‡ 3:8 εφαγομεν f35 ℵA,B [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ ελαβομεν [20%] § 3:8 νυκτα και ημεραν f35 A,I [96%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ νυκτος 2 ημερας ℵB [4%] NU * 3:12 δια του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου f35 [96%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εν κυριω 56 ℵA,B [4%] NU † 3:13 εκκακησητε f35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εγκακησητε ℵA(B) [2%] NU ¦ two other variants [1%] ‡ 3:14 και f35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B [3%] NU § 3:14 συναναμιγνυσθε f35 [96%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ συναναμιγνυσθαι ℵA,B [4%] NU * 3:16 κυριος f35 ℵA,B [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ θεος [10%] † 3:18 αμην f35 A [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵB [2%] NU ‡ 3:18 The citation of f35 is based on thirty-eight MSS—18, 35, 201, 204, 328, 386, 394, 444, 604, 757, 824, 928, 959, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1503, 1548, 1637, 1725, 1732, 1761, 1768, 1855, 1864, 1865, 1876, 1892, 1897, 2080, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723—all of which I collated myself. 18, 35, 204, 394, 928, 1072, 1075, 1249, 1503, 1637, 1768, 1864, 1865, 2554 and 2723 are ‘perfect’ representatives of f35 in 2 Thessalonians, as they stand, as were the exemplars of another fifteen. The uniformity is impressive. Since these MSS come from all over the Mediterranean world (Sinai, Jerusalem, Patmos, Constantinople, Bucharest, Aegean, Trikala, Athens, Mt. Athos [seven different monasteries], Grottaferrata, Vatican, etc.) they are certainly representative of the family, giving us the precise family profile—it is reflected in the Text without exception.In the statements of evidence I have included the percentage of manuscript attestation for each variant, within either ( ) or [ ]. I have used ( ) for the evidence taken from TuT, which I take to be reasonably precise. For the variant sets that are not covered there I had to revert to von Soden and the apparatus of N-A27, supplementing from other sources where possible (Scrivener and Tischendorf)—the percentages offered, I have used [ ] for these, are extrapolations based on a comparison of these sources. I venture to predict, if complete collations ever become available, that for any non-Byzantine variants listed with 5 to 1% support (in my apparatus) the margin of error should not exceed ±1%; for non-Byzantine variants listed with 10 to 6% support the margin of error should hardly exceed ±3%; where there is some division among the Byzantine witnesses the margin of error should rarely exceed ±15%. However, I guarantee the witness of Family 35. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.