2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

New American Standard Bible

⁶ Now we command you, brothers and sisters, ^(A)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you ^[a](B)keep away from every brother or sister who ^[b]leads a ^[c](C)disorderly life and not one in accordance with ^(D)the tradition which ^[d]you received from us. ⁷ For you yourselves know how you ought to ^[e](E)follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined way among you, ⁸ nor did we ^(F)eat ^[f]anyone’s bread ^[g]without paying for it, but with ^(G)labor and hardship we kept ^(H)working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you; ⁹ not because we do not have ^(I)the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves ^(J)as a role model for you, so that you would ^[h]follow our example. ¹⁰ For even ^(K)when we were with you, we used to give you this order: ^(L)if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. ¹¹ For we hear that some among you are ^(M)leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like ^(N)busybodies. ¹² Now we command and ^(O)exhort such persons in the Lord Jesus Christ to ^(P)work ^[i]peacefully and eat their own bread. ¹³ But as for you, ^(Q)brothers and sisters, ^(R)do not grow weary of doing good.

¹⁴ If anyone does not obey our ^[j]instruction ^[k](S)in this letter, take special note of that person so as ^(T)not to associate with him, so that he will be ^(U)put to shame. ¹⁵ And yet ^(V)do not regard that person as an enemy, but ^[l](W)admonish that one as a ^(X)brother or sister.