3One more thing, friends: Pray for us. Pray that the Master's Word will simply take off and race through the country to a groundswell of response, just as it did among you.G3063G80G4336G4012G2257G2443G3056G2962G5143G2532G1392G2532G2531G4314G52092And pray that we'll be rescued from these scoundrels who are trying to do us in. I'm finding that not all "believers" are believers.G2532G2443G4506G575G824G2532G4190G444G1063G3956G3756G41023But the Master never lets us down. He'll stick by you and protect you from evil.G1161G2962G2076G4103G3739G4741G5209G2532G5442G575G41904Because of the Master, we have great confidence in you. We know you're doing everything we told you and will continue doing it.G1161G3982G1722G2962G1909G5209G3754G2532G4160G2532G4160G3739G3853G52135May the Master take you by the hand and lead you along the path of God's love and Christ's endurance.G1161G2962G2720G5216G2588G1519G26G2316G2532G1519G5281G55476Our orders—backed up by the Master, Jesus—are to refuse to have anything to do with those among you who are lazy and refuse to work the way we taught you. Don't permit them to freeload on the rest.G1161G3853G5213G80G1722G3686G2257G2962G2424G5547G4724G5209G575G3956G80G4043G814G2532G3361G2596G3862G3739G3880G3844G22577We showed you how to pull your weight when we were with you, so get on with it.G1063G846G1492G4459G1163G3401G2248G3754G812G3756G812G1722G52138We didn't sit around on our hands expecting others to take care of us. In fact, we worked our fingers to the bone, up half the night moonlighting so you wouldn't be burdened with taking care of us.G3761G5315G3844G5100G740G1432G235G2038G1722G2873G2532G3449G3571G2532G2250G4314G1912G3361G1912G5100G52169And it wasn't because we didn't have a right to your support; we did. We simply wanted to provide an example of diligence, hoping it would prove contagious.G3756G3754G2192G3756G1849G235G2443G1325G1438G5179G5213G1519G3401G224810Don't you remember the rule we had when we lived with you? "If you don't work, you don't eat."G1063G2532G3753G2258G4314G5209G5124G3853G5213G3754G1536G2309G3756G2038G3366G206811And now we're getting reports that a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings are taking advantage of you.G1063G191G5100G4043G1722G5213G814G2038G3367G235G402012This must not be tolerated. We command them to get to work immediately—no excuses, no arguments—and earn their own keep.G1161G5108G3853G2532G3870G1223G2257G2962G2424G5547G2443G3326G2271G2038G2068G1438G74013Friends, don't slack off in doing your duty.G1161G5210G80G1573G3361G1573G256914If anyone refuses to obey our clear command written in this letter, don't let him get by with it. Point out such a person and refuse to subsidize his freeloading. Maybe then he'll think twice.G1161G1536G5219G3756G2257G3056G1223G1992G4593G5126G2532G4874G3361G4874G846G2443G178815But don't treat him as an enemy. Sit him down and talk about the problem as someone who cares.G2532G2233G3361G5613G2190G235G3560G5613G8016May the Master of Peace himself give you the gift of getting along with each other at all times, in all ways. May the Master be truly among you!G1161G2962G1515G846G1325G5213G1515G1223G3956G1722G3956G5158G2962G3326G5216G395617I, Paul, bid you good-bye in my own handwriting. I do this in all my letters, so examine my signature as proof that the letter is genuine.G783G3972G1699G5495G3739G2076G4592G1722G3956G1992G3779G112518The incredible grace of our Master, Jesus Christ, be with all of you!G5485G2257G2962G2424G5547G3326G5216G3956G281
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