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Paul andSilva′nus Silvanus and Timothy untoTo the church of the ThessaloniansThessalo′nians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; : |
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We are bound to give thanks to God always for you brethren even as it is meetfitting forbecause that your faith growethis exceedinglygrowing abundantly and the love of eachevery one of you allfor toward one another aboundeth;is increasing |
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soTherefore that we ourselves gloryboast inof you in the churches of God for your patiencesteadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which yeyou endure;are enduring |
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whichThis is aevidence manifest token of the righteous judgment of God; to the end that yeyou may be countedmade worthy of the kingdom of God for which yeyou alsoare suffer:suffering— |
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ifsince soindeed beGod thatdeems it isjust ato righteousrepay thing with God to recompense affliction tothose themwho that afflict you |
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and to yougrant that are afflicted rest with us atto theyou revelationwho ofare afflicted when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with thehis mighty angels of his power in flaming fire |
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renderinginflicting vengeance toupon themthose thatwho knowdo not know God and toupon themthose thatwho obeydo not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus: |
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whoThey shall suffer the punishment evenof eternal destruction and exclusion from the facepresence of the Lord and from the glory of his might |
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when he shallcomes comeon that day to be glorified in his saints and to be marvelledmarveled at in all themwho thathave believed because our testimony untoto you was believed in that day |
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To whichthis end we alsoalways pray always for you that our God may countmake you worthy of yourhis callingcall and may fulfil every desiregood ofresolve goodness and every work of faith withby his power; |
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so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you and yeyou in him according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ |
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Now weconcerning beseech you brethren touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gatheringassembling togetherto untomeet him; we beg you brethren |
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not to the end that ye be not quickly shaken fromin your mind noror yetexcited be troubled either by spirit or by word or by epistleletter aspurporting to be from us asto the effect that the day of the Lord ishas justcome at hand; |
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letLet no manone beguiledeceive you in any wise:way; for itthat day will not become exceptunless the fallingrebellion awaycomes come first and the man of sinlawlessness beis revealed the son of perdition |
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hewho thatopposes opposeth and exaltethexalts himself against allevery thatso is called Godgod or thatobject isof worshipped;worship so that he sittethtakes his seat in the temple of God settingproclaiming himself forthto asbe God |
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RememberDo yeyou not remember that when I was yetstill with you I told you thesethis things |
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And nowyou ye know thatwhat whichis restrainethrestraining tohim thenow endso that he may be revealed in his owntime season |
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For the mystery of lawlessness dothis already at work:; only therehe iswho onenow thatrestrains restrainethit nowwill do so until he beis taken out of the way |
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And then shall be revealed the lawless one whomwill be revealed and the Lord Jesus shallwill slay him with the breath of his mouth and bringdestroy tohim nought by thehis manifestationappearing ofand his coming; |
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evenThe hecoming whoseof comingthe islawless accordingone toby the workingactivity of Satan will be with all power and with pretended signs and lying wonders |
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and with all deceitwicked ofdeception unrighteousness for themthose thatwho are to perish; because they receivedrefused notto the love of the truth thatand theyso might be saved |
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AndTherefore forGod thissends causeupon God sendeth them a workingstrong ofdelusion errorto thatmake theythem should believe awhat lie:is false |
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so that they all mightmay be judgedcondemned who believeddid not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness |
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But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you brethren beloved ofby the Lord forbecause that God chose you from the beginning untoto salvationbe insaved through sanctification ofby the Spirit and belief ofin the truth: |
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whereuntoTo this he called you through our gospel toso thethat obtainingyou ofmay obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ |
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So then brethren stand fastfirm and hold to the traditions which yeyou were taught whetherby us either by word of mouth or by epistle of oursletter |
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Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace |
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Finally brethren pray for us that the word of the Lord may runspeed on and betriumph glorified even as also it isdid withamong you; |
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and that we may be delivered from unreasonablewicked and evil men; for not all have not faith |
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But the Lord is faithful; whohe shallwill establishstrengthen you and guard you from the evil one |
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And we have confidence in the Lord touchingabout you that yeyou bothare dodoing and will do the things which we command |
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AndMay the Lord direct your hearts intoto the love of God and intoto the patiencesteadfastness of Christ |
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Now we command you brethren in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that yeyou withdrawkeep yourselvesaway from everyany brother thatwho walkethis disorderlyliving in idleness and not afterin accord with the tradition whichthat theyyou received offrom us |
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For you yourselves know how yeyou ought to imitate us:; for we behavedwere not ourselvesidle disorderlywhen amongwe were with you; |
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neitherwe did wenot eat breadany forones noughtbread atwithout anypaying mansbut handwith buttoil inand labor andwe travailworked working night and day that we might not burden any of you: |
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It was not because we have not thethat right but to makegive ourselvesyou anin ensampleour untoconduct youan thatexample yeto should imitate us |
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For even when we were with you this we commandedgave you this command: If any one will not work neither let him not eat |
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For we hear ofthat some thatof walkyou amongare youliving disorderlyin thatidleness workmere busybodies not atdoing allany butwork are busybodies |
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Now themsuch thatpersons are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ thatto withdo quietnesstheir they work in quietness and eatto earn their own breadliving |
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ButBrethren yedo brethrennot be not weary in well doing |
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AndIf if any manone obeyethrefuses notto ourobey wordwhat bywe say in this epistleletter note that man thatand ye have nonothing companyto do with him to the end that he may be ashamed |
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AndDo yetnot countlook on him not as an enemy but admonishwarn him as a brother |
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Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways The Lord be with you all |
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TheI salutationPaul ofwrite methis Paulgreeting with minemy own hand whichThis is the tokenmark in every epistle:letter soof mine; it is the way I write |