| 1:3 |
We mustought alwaysto thank God always for you, brothers. Thisand issisters, rightand rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing. |
| 1:4 |
Therefore, we ourselves boast about you among God’s churches — about your enduranceperseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions that you endureare enduring. |
| 1:5 |
It is a clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment that you will be counted worthy of God’s kingdom, for which you also are suffering, |
| 1:6 |
since it is righteousjust for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you |
| 1:7 |
and to rewardgive withrelief restto you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with Hishis powerful angels, |
| 1:8 |
takingwhen he takes vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. |
| 1:9 |
TheseThey will pay the penalty of eternal destruction from the Lord’s presence and from Hishis glorious strength |
| 1:10 |
inon that day when Hehe comes to be glorified by Hishis saints and to be admiredmarveled at by all those who have believed, because our testimony among you was believed. |
| 1:11 |
AndIn in view of this, we always pray for you that our God will considermake you worthy of Hishis calling, and will, by Hishis power, fulfill your every desire forto goodnessdo good and theyour work ofproduced by faith, |
| 1:12 |
so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified by you, and you by Himhim, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 2:1 |
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Himhim: We ask you, brothers and sisters, |
| 2:2 |
not to be easily upset in mind or troubled, either by a spiritprophecy or by a message or by a letter assupposedly if from us, alleging that the Dayday of the Lord has come. |
| 2:3 |
Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the sonman ofdoomed to destruction. |
| 2:4 |
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s sanctuarytemple, publicizingproclaiming that he himself is God. |
| 2:5 |
Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I toldused to tell you about this? |
| 2:8 |
and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of Hishis mouth and will bring him to nothing withat the brightnessappearance of Hishis coming. |
| 2:9 |
The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with allevery kindskind of false miraclesmiracle, both signs, and wonders serving the lie, |
| 2:10 |
and with every unrighteouswicked deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth inand orderso to be saved. |
| 2:11 |
For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe whatthe is falselie, |
| 2:12 |
so that all will be condemned — those who did not believe the truth but enjoyeddelighted in unrighteousness. |
| 2:13 |
But we mustought alwaysto thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. |
| 2:15 |
ThereforeSo then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught, eitherwhether by ourwhat messagewe said or bywhat ourwe letterwrote. |
| 2:16 |
May our Lord Jesus Christ Himselfhimself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, |
| 3:1 |
FinallyIn addition, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the word of the Lord’s message may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you, |
| 3:2 |
and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil menpeople, for not all have faith. |
| 3:3 |
But the Lord is faithful; Hehe will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. |
| 3:4 |
We have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command. |
| 3:6 |
Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who walksis irresponsiblyidle and does not live according to the tradition received from us. |
| 3:7 |
For you yourselves know how you mustshould imitate us: We were not irresponsibleidle among you; |
| 3:8 |
we did not eat anyone’s food free of charge; instead, we labored and struggledtoiled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you. |
| 3:11 |
For we hear that there are some among you who walkare irresponsibly,idle. notThey workingare atnot all,busy but interfering with the work of othersbusybodies. |
| 3:12 |
Now we command and exhort such people by the Lord Jesus Christ thatto work quietly working,and theyprovide mayfor eat their own foodthemselves. |
| 3:13 |
BrothersBut as for you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good. |
| 3:14 |
AndIf if anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don’t associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. |
| 3:15 |
Yet don’t treatconsider him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. |
| 3:16 |
May the Lord of peace Himselfhimself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you. |
| 3:17 |
ThisI, Paul, am writing this greeting iswith in my own hand—Paul., Thiswhich is aan signauthenticating mark in every letter; this is how I write. |
| 3:18 |
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all of you. |