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Paul, and Silvanus, and TimotheusTimothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:; |
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Grace untoto you, and peace, from God ourthe Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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We are bound to thankgive thanks to God alwaysalway for you, brethren, even as it is meet, becausefor that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charitylove of everyeach one of you all toward eachone otheranother aboundeth; |
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Soso that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulationsin thatthe afflictions which ye endure:; |
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Whichwhich is a manifest token of the righteous judgmentjudgement of God,; to the end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: |
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Seeingif so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulationaffliction to them that troubleafflict you;, |
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Andand to you whothat are troubledafflicted rest with us, whenat the Lordrevelation Jesusof shallthe beLord revealedJesus from heaven with the angels of his mighty angels,power |
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Inin flaming fire, takingrendering vengeance onto them that know not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: |
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Whowho shall besuffer punishedpunishment, witheven everlastingeternal destruction from the presenceface of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;might, |
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Whenwhen he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admiredmarveled at in all them that believebelieved because our testimony amongunto you was believed in that day. |
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WhereforeTo alsowhich end we also pray always for you, that our God wouldmay count you worthy of thisyour calling, and fulfilfulfill allevery thedesire good pleasure of his goodness, and theevery work of faith, with power:; |
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Thatthat 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. |
| 2:1 |
Now we beseech you, brethren, bytouching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,; |
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Thatto the end that ye be not soonquickly shaken infrom your mind, ornor yet be troubled, neithereither by spirit, noror by word, noror by letterepistle as from us, as that the day of Christthe Lord is atnow hand.present; |
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Letlet no man deceivebeguile you byin any meanswise: for thatit daywill shall not comebe, except therethe come a falling away come first, and thatthe man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;, |
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Whohe that opposeth and exalteth himself aboveagainst all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewingsetting himself thatforth heas is God. |
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And now ye know whatthat withholdethwhich restraineth, to the end that he mightmay be revealed in his timeown season. |
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For the mystery of iniquitylawlessness doth already work: only hethere whois nowone letteththat willrestraineth letnow, until he be taken out of the way. |
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And then shall thatbe Wickedrevealed bethe revealedlawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall consumeslay with the spiritbreath of his mouth, and shallbring destroyto withnought by the brightnessmanifestation of his coming:; |
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Eveneven himhe, whose coming is afteraccording to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, |
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Andand with all deceivablenessdeceit of unrighteousness infor them that perishare perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. |
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And for this cause God shallsendeth send them stronga delusionworking of error, that they should believe a lie: |
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Thatthat they all might be damnedjudged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. |
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But we are bound to give thanks alway to God alway for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, becausefor that God hathchose you from the beginning chosenunto you to salvation throughin sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: |
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Whereuntowhereunto he called you bythrough our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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ThereforeSo then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye havewere been taught, whether by word, or ourby epistle of ours. |
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Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hathgave given us everlastingeternal consolationcomfort and good hope through grace, |
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Comfortcomfort your hearts, and stablish youthem in every good wordwork and workword. |
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Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may haverun free course, and be glorified, even as also it is with you:; |
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Andand that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wickedevil men:; for all men have not faith. |
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But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keepguard you from the evil one. |
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And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. |
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And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patientpatience waitingof for Christ. |
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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 hethey received of us. |
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For yourselves know how ye ought to followimitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; |
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Neitherneither did we eat any mans bread for nought; at any mans hand, but wroughtin with labour and travail, working night and day, that we might not beburden chargeable to any of you: |
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Notnot because we have not powerthe right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, tothat followye should imitate us. |
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For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, thatIf if any wouldwill not work, neither shouldlet hehim eat. |
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For we hear thatof there are some whichthat walk among you disorderly, workingthat work not at all, but are busybodies. |
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Now them that are such we command and exhort byin ourthe Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. |
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And if any man obeyobeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man, andthat ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed. |
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YetAnd yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. |
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Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace alwaysat byall times in all meansways. The Lord be with you all. |
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The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. |
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. |