4 And the Lord gives us confidence in you, and we are sure that you are doing and will continue to do what we tell you.
5 May the Lord lead you into a greater understanding of God's love and the endurance that is given by Christ.
6 Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who are living a lazy life and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them.
7 You yourselves know very well that you should do just what we did. We were not lazy when we were with you.
8 We did not accept anyone's support without paying for it. Instead, we worked and toiled; we kept working day and night so as not to be an expense to any of you.
9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to demand our support; we did it to be an example for you to follow.
10 While we were with you, we used to tell you, “Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat.”