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Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the
Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
[3] We are bound to thank God always for you,
brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly,
and the charity of every one of you all toward each other
aboundeth;
[4] So that we ourselves glory in you in the
churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions
and tribulations that ye endure:
[5] Which is a manifest
token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy
of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
[6] Seeing
it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them
that trouble you;
[7] And to you who are troubled rest with
us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty
angels,
[8] In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that
know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ:
[9] Who shall be punished with everlasting
destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his
power;
[10] When he shall come to be glorified in his
saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our
testimony among you was believed) in that day.
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Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you
worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his
goodness, and the work of faith with power:
[12] That the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him,
according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and by our gathering together unto him,
[2] That ye be not
soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word,
nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
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Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come,
except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be
revealed, the son of perdition;
[4] Who opposeth and
exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped;
so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that
he is God.
[5] Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with
you, I told you these things?
[6] And now ye know what
withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
[7] For
the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth
will let, until he be taken out of the way.
[8] And then
shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the
spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his
coming:
[9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of
Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
[10] And
with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be
saved.
[11] And for this cause God shall send them strong
delusion, that they should believe a lie:
[12] That they
all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in
unrighteousness.
[13] But we are bound to give thanks alway
to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from
the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the
Spirit and belief of the truth:
[14] Whereunto he called
you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
[15] Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the
traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our
epistle.
[16] Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God,
even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting
consolation and good hope through grace,
[17] Comfort your
hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
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Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have
free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
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And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for
all men have not faith.
[3] But the Lord is faithful, who
shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
[4] And we have
confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the
things which we command you.
[5] And the Lord direct your
hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for
Christ.
[6] Now 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 he
received of us.
[7] For yourselves know how ye ought to
follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
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Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with
labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to
any of you:
[9] Not because we have not power, but to make
ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
[10] For even
when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not
work, neither should he eat.
[11] For we hear that there
are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are
busybodies.
[12] Now them that are such we command and
exhort by our 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 man obey not our word by this
epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be
ashamed.
[15] Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish
him as a brother.
[16] Now the Lord of peace himself give
you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
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The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in
every epistle: so I write.
[18] The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you all. Amen.