The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
1:1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto
the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ; 1:2Grace to you and peace from God the
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:3We are bound to give thanks to God
always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth
exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another
aboundeth; 1:4so that we ourselves glory in you in
the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions
and in the afflictions which ye endure; 1:5which is a
manifest token of the righteous judgment of God; to the end that ye may be
counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: 1:6if so
be that it is righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them
that afflict you, 1:7and to you that are afflicted rest with
us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his
power in flaming fire, 1:8rendering vengeance to them that know
not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus: 1:9who
shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of
the Lord and from the glory of his might, 1:10when 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. 1:11To
which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy
of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and every work
of faith, with power; 1:12that 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.
2:1Now we beseech you, brethren, touching
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him;
2:2to
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; 2:3let no man beguile you in any wise: for
it will not be, except the falling away come first, and the man of
sin be revealed, the son of perdition, 2:4he that opposeth and
exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so
that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God. 2:5Remember ye not, that, when I was yet
with you, I told you these things? 2:6And now ye know that which restraineth,
to the end that he may be revealed in his own season. 2:7For the mystery of
lawlessness doth already work: only there is one that restraineth
now, until he be taken out of the way. 2:8And then shall be
revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath
of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming; 2:9even he, whose coming is
according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying
wonders, 2:10and with all deceit of unrighteousness
for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth,
that they might be saved. 2:11And for this cause God sendeth them a
working of error, that they should believe a lie: 2:12that they all might be
judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2:13But
we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the
Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in
sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 2:14whereunto he called you through our
gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2:15So
then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught,
whether by word, or by epistle of ours. 2:16Now our Lord Jesus
Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal
comfort and good hope through grace, 2:17comfort your hearts and establish them
in every good work and word.
3:1Finally, brethren, pray for us, that
the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also it is
with you; 3:2and that we may be delivered from
unreasonable and evil men; for all have not faith. 3:3But the Lord is
faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one.
3:4And we have confidence in the Lord
touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command. 3:5And
the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of
Christ. 3:6Now 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. 3:7For yourselves know how ye ought to
imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; 3:8neither did we eat bread for nought at
any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we
might not burden any of you: 3:9not because we have not the right, but
to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us. 3:10For
even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work,
neither let him eat. 3:11For we hear of some that walk among
you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies. 3:12Now
them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that
with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. 3:13But ye, brethren, be
not weary in well-doing. 3:14And if any man obeyeth not our word by
this epistle, note that man, that ye have no company with him, to the end
that he may be ashamed. 3:15And yet count him not as an
enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 3:16Now the Lord of peace
himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
3:17The salutation of me Paul with mine
own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. 3:18The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
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