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OET (OET-RV) Brothers and sisters, we are instructing you all to avoid those who are only lazily living out their faith and not according to the practices that they were taught by us.

Key: yellow:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to keep away from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the traditions which you received from us.

UST Our fellow believers, accept what we say now as if our Lord Jesus the Messiah himself were saying this: we command you to stop associating with every fellow believer who is lazy and refuses to work. These people are not living in the way that Jesus taught us and that we in turn have taught you.

BSB § Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

BLB Now we warn you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, you are to withdraw from every brother walking idly and not according to the tradition that you received from us.

AICNT We instruct you, brothers, in the name of {our} Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother who is living in disorder and not according to the tradition that they received from us.

OEB ¶ We beg you, friends, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to avoid any follower who is living an ill-ordered life, which is not in agreement with the teaching that you received from us.

WEB Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.

WMB Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.

NET But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.

LSV And we command you, brothers, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly, and not after the tradition that you received from us,

FBV Now we want to tell you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, not to associate with any believer who can't be bothered to work for their living—those who don't follow the teachings they learned from us.

TCNT Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother who walks in idleness and does not live according to the teaching we passed on to them.

T4T Our fellow believers, we command you, with the authority [MTY] that our Lord Jesus Christ has given to us, that you stop associating with every fellow believer who is lazy and refuses to work. That is, you must stay away from those who are not conducting their lives in the manner that we taught you.

LEB But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.

BBE Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.

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ASV 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 they received of us.

DRA And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the tradition which they have received of us.

YLT And 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,

DBY Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from us.

RV 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 they received of us.

WBS 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 they received of us.

KJB 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.
(Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye/you_all withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.)

BB We commaunde you brethren in the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe, that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution whiche he receaued of vs.
(We command you brethren in the name of our Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ, that ye/you_all withdrawe your selves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution which he received of us.)

GNV We warne you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the instruction, which hee receiued of vs.
(We warne you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ, that ye/you_all withdrawe your selves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the instruction, which he received of us.)

CB But we requyre you brethren, in the name of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, that ye withdrawe youre selues from euery brother that walketh inordinatly, and not after the institucion which he receaued of vs.
(But we requyre you brethren, in the name of our LORD Yesus/Yeshua Christ, that ye/you_all withdrawe yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinatly, and not after the institucion which he received of us.)

TNT We requyre you brethren in the name of oure lorde Iesu Christ that ye with drawe youre selves from every brother that walketh inordinatly and not after the institucion which ye receaved of vs.
(We requyre you brethren in the name of our lord Yesu Christ that ye/you_all with drawe your(pl) selves from every brother that walketh inordinatly and not after the institucion which ye/you_all received of us.)

WYC But, britheren, we denouncen to you in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that ye withdrawe you from ech brother that wandrith out of ordre, and not aftir the techyng, that thei resseyueden of vs.
(But, brethren/brothers, we denouncen to you in the name of our Lord Yhesu Christ, that ye/you_all withdrawe you from each brother that wandrith out of ordre, and not after the teaching, that they received of us.)

LUT Wir gebieten euch aber, liebe Brüder, in dem Namen unsers HErrn JEsu Christi, daß ihr euch entziehet von jedem Bruder, der da unordentlich wandelt und nicht nach der Satzung, die er von uns empfangen hat.
(Wir gebieten you but, liebe brothers, in to_him names unsers HErrn YEsu Christi, that her you entziehet from jedem brother, the there unordentlich wandelt and not nach the Satzung, the he from uns empfangen hat.)

CLV Denuntiamus autem vobis, fratres, in nomine Domini nostri Jesu Christi, ut subtrahatis vos ab omni fratre ambulante inordinate, et non secundum traditionem, quam acceperunt a nobis.
(Denuntiamus however vobis, fratres, in nomine Domini nostri Yesu Christi, as subtrahatis vos away omni fratre ambulante inordinate, and not/no after/second traditionem, how acceperunt a nobis.)

UGNT παραγγέλλομεν δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, στέλλεσθαι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἀδελφοῦ ἀτάκτως περιπατοῦντος, καὶ μὴ κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ἣν παρελάβοσαν παρ’ ἡμῶν.
(parangellomen de humin, adelfoi, en onomati tou Kuriou haʸmōn, Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, stellesthai humas apo pantos adelfou ataktōs peripatountos, kai maʸ kata taʸn paradosin haʸn parelabosan par’ haʸmōn.)

SBL-GNT Παραγγέλλομεν δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου ⸀ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ στέλλεσθαι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἀδελφοῦ ἀτάκτως περιπατοῦντος καὶ μὴ κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ἣν ⸀παρελάβοσαν παρʼ ἡμῶν.
(Parangellomen de humin, adelfoi, en onomati tou kuriou ⸀haʸmōn Yaʸsou Ⱪristou stellesthai humas apo pantos adelfou ataktōs peripatountos kai maʸ kata taʸn paradosin haʸn ⸀parelabosan parʼ haʸmōn.)

TC-GNT 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.
(Parangellomen de humin, adelfoi, en onomati tou Kuriou haʸmōn Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, stellesthai humas apo pantos adelfou ataktōs peripatountos, kai maʸ kata taʸn paradosin haʸn parelabon par᾽ haʸmōn.)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Work and Patronage

When Paul first visited Thessalonica, he taught the believers to work for a living rather than being unnecessarily dependent on others.

Yet some of the Thessalonians refused to work. Paul dealt with these idle Christians in his first letter to them (1 Thes 4:11-12; 5:14), but they remained entrenched and had not changed their ways. Why did they refuse to work? Possibly, these believers so vividly expected a quick return of the Lord that they gave up all work. Paul’s teaching about the coming of the Lord, however, never contradicted his basic instruction about the necessity of work (2 Thes 3:6, 10).

These idle Christians may have been clients of prominent patrons. Patronage was a fundamental feature of the Roman economic world. Rich patrons often supported numerous clients in various ways, such as by giving them food or money and by representing them in public assembly. Having numerous clients increased the honor of a patron. However, being a client brought social obligations that Paul would have wanted the Thessalonian believers to avoid, especially because their patrons were most likely non-Christians.

Paul set for the Thessalonians an example of self-reliance. While he was among them, he supported himself (1 Thes 2:9; 2 Thes 3:7-9). Although Paul believed that “those who work deserve to be fed” (see Matt 10:10; 1 Cor 9:13-16), he did not receive support from the Thessalonians (he did accept offerings from the Philippians, Phil 4:15-16). Paul wanted the Thessalonians to know that he did not come to them as a smooth talker hoping for monetary gain (1 Thes 2:5, 9). He wanted them to understand from his example how they themselves should live.

Passages for Further Study

Matt 10:10; 1 Cor 9:13-16; Phil 4:15-16; 1 Thes 2:5, 9; 4:11-12; 5:14; 2 Thes 3:6-10

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: headings

General Information:

In verses 6–15, Paul gives the believers some final instructions about working and not being idle. A heading for this section might be, “Believers Must Work.”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

The word translated Now marks a change in topic. You can use a natural way in your language to show that this is a new section with a different topic than the previous section.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοί & ἀδελφοῦ

brothers & brother

Here, the words brothers and brother refer to fellow Christians, including both men and women. Alternate translation: “brothers and sisters … brother or sister”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

in /the/_name ˱of˲_the Lord ˱of˲_us Jesus Christ

Here, name stands for the person of Jesus Christ. It can also mean “with the authority of.” If using this term is not clear in your language, you could express it directly. Alternate translation: “as if our Lord Jesus Christ himself were speaking” or “with the authority that our Lord Jesus Christ has given us”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμῶν

˱of˲_us

Here, our refers to all believers. If you have exclusive and inclusive first-person plural pronouns in your language, this should be an inclusive pronoun.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀτάκτως περιπατοῦντος

lazily walking

Here Paul speaks of people who are not living well as if they walk in a haphazard manner. If your readers would not understand this metaphor, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning in a nonfigurative way. Alternative translation: “who is living in a bad way” or “who is not living correctly”

τὴν παράδοσιν

the tradition

Here, the traditions refers to the teachings that the apostles received from Jesus and are passing along to all believers. Alternate translation: “the teachings” or “the instructions”

Parallel 2TH 3:6

General Information: