| 1:3 |
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. |
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. |
| 1:9 |
They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power |
They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might |
| 1:11 |
With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. |
With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. |
| 2:1 |
Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, |
Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, |
| 2:2 |
not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. |
not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. |
| 2:9 |
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, |
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, |
| 2:10 |
and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. |
and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. |
| 2:13 |
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. |
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. |
| 2:15 |
So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. |
So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. |
| 3:1 |
Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. |
As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. |
| 3:2 |
And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith. |
And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith. |
| 3:3 |
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. |
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. |
| 3:6 |
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. |
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. |
| 3:9 |
We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow. |
We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. |
| 3:10 |
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: If a man will not work, he shall not eat. |
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat. |
| 3:11 |
We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. |
We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. |
| 3:12 |
Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat. |
Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. |
| 3:13 |
And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right. |
And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good. |
| 3:14 |
If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of him. Do not associate with him, in order that he may feel ashamed. |
Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed. |
| 3:15 |
Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. |
Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer. |