UNTO THE THESSALONIANS II
[1] PAUL, AND SILVANUS, AND TIMOTHY, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; [2] Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[3] We are bound to thank :God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your :faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth; [4] so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of :God for your :patience1 and faith in all your :persecutions and the afflictions which ye endure; [5] which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of :God; to the end that ye be counted worthy of the kingdom of :God, for which ye also suffer: [6] if so be that it is righteous with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you, [7] and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with angels of his power in flaming fire, [8] rendering vengeance to them that know not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our :Lord Jesus: [9] who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his :might, [10] when he shall come to be glorified in his :saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our :testimony unto you was believed) in that :day. [11] To which end we also pray always for you, that our :God count you worthy of your :calling, and fulfil every good pleasure of goodness and work of faith, with power; [12] that the name of our :Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our :God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[1] Now we beseech you, brethren, touching1 the presence of our :Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him; [2] to the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your :mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, as that the day of the Lord is just at hand; [3] let no one beguile you in any wise: for it will not be, except the falling away come first, and the man of :lawlessness be revealed, the son of :destruction, [4] he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped;2 so that he sitteth in the temple3 of :God, setting himself forth as being God. [5] Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? [6] And now ye know what restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own :season. [7] For the mystery of :lawlessness doth already work: only4 there is :one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the midst. [8] And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the spirit of his :mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his :presence; [9] even he, whose :presence is according to working of :Satan with all power and signs and wonders of falsehood, [10] and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish;1 because they received not the love of the truth, that they be saved. [11] And for this cause :God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe the lie: [12] that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
[13] But we are bound to thank :God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that :God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of Spirit and belief2 of the truth: [14] whereunto he called you through our :gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our :Lord Jesus Christ. [15] So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by letter of ours.
[16] Now our :Lord Jesus Christ himself, and :God our :Father who loved us and gave eternal comfort and good hope in grace, [17] comfort your :hearts and stablish them in every good work and word.
[1] For the rest, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord run and be glorified, even as also it is with you; [2] and that we be delivered from :unreasonable and evil men; for all have not the faith.
[3] But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and guard from the evil one. [4] And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do what things we command. [5] And the Lord direct your :hearts into the love of :God, and into the patience3 of the Christ.
[6] Now we command you, brethren, in name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which ye received of us. [7] For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; [8] neither did we eat bread for nought at any one's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you: [9] not because we have not authority, but to make ourselves an ensample to you, that ye imitate us. [10] For even when we were with you, this we commanded you that, If any will not work, neither let him eat. [11] For we hear that some walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies. [12] Now :such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own :bread. [13] But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing. [14] And if any obeyeth not our :word by this :letter, note that one, that ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed. [15] And yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish as a brother.
[16] Now the Lord of :peace himself give you :peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
[17] The salutation of me Paul with :mine own hand, which is token in every epistle: so I write. [18] The grace of our :Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.