6Now we order you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother walking idly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.7For they themselves know how one ought to imitate us, because we were not idle among you.8Nor did we eat bread from anyone without payment, but with labor and toil we worked night and day so as not to burden any of you.9It is not that we do not have authority, but so that we may give ourselves as an example for you to imitate us.10And when we were with you we used to order you this: if anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.11For we hear that some among you are walking idly, doing no work but being busybodies.12Now we order and urge such people in the Lord Jesus Christ to work with quietness and eat their own bread.13As for you, brothers, do not grow weary of doing good.14If anyone does not obey our word through this letter, note that person and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.