2 Thessalonians · Chapter 3

[ edit] Briþeren, hennis forþward preie ȝe for vs, þat þe word of God renne, and be clarified, as and anentis ȝou; and þat we be delyuered fro vncouenable, or noyous, and yuele men; ſoþli feiþ is not of alle men. Forſoþ þe Lord is trewe, þat ſchal conferme vs, and ſchal kepe fro yuel. Soþli, briþeren, we triſten of ȝou in þe Lord, for what euere þingis we bydden, and ȝe don and ſchulen don. Forſoþ þe Lord dreſſe ȝoure hertis, in þe charite of God, and pacience of Criſt. Forſoþe, briþeren, we denouncen to ȝou in þe name of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt, þat ȝe wiþdrawe ȝou fro ech broþer wandrynge vnordynatly, or aȝens good ordre, and not vp þe tradicioun, þat þei reſceyueden of vs.

Soþli ȝe ȝe ſilf witen, how it bihoueþ for to ſue vs. For we weren not inquyet, or reſte, or in peſyble, among ȝou, neþer frely, or wiþoute oure owne traueil, we eeten breed of ony man, but in trauel and weryneſſe nyȝt and day worchinge, þat we greueden noon of ȝou. Not as we hadden not power, but þat we ſchulden ȝyue vs ſilf a foorme, or enſaumple, for to ſue vs. Forwhi and whanne we weren anentis ȝou, þis þing we denounſiden, or warneden, to ȝou, for if ony man wole not worche, neþer ete he. Soþli we han herd ſumme among ȝou for to wandre inquyet, or reſte, or in peſibli, no þing worchinge, but doynge curiouſly.

Forſoþ we denounſen to hem þat ben ſiche maner men, and biſechen in þe Lord Jheſu Criſt, þat þei wiþ ſilenſe, or ſtilneſſe, worchinge, ete her owne breed. Forſoþe nyle ȝe, briþeren, fayle wel doynge in Criſt Jheſu oure Lord. Þat if ony man ſchal not obeie to oure word by epiſtle, marke ȝe hym, and comune ȝe not wiþ him, þat he be confoundid, or ſchamed; and nyle ȝe geſſe hym as an enemy, but reproue ȝe him as a broþer. Forſoþe þe ilke God of pees ȝyue to ȝou euerlaſtyng pees in al place. Þe Lord be wiþ alle ȝou. My ſalutacioun by þe hond of Poul; þat is ſigne in ech epiſtle. I write þus. Þe grace of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt be wiþ alle ȝou. Amen.

Here endiþ þe ſecunde piſtle to Teſſalonycenſis, and bigynneþ þe prolog to þe firſte piſtle to Tymoþe.