2Thessalonians:1-3

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* Paul , Silvanus , and Timothy , To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ : * Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ . * We are bound to thank God always for you , brethren , as it is fitting , because your faith grows exceedingly , and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other , * so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure , * which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God , that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God , for which you also suffer ; * since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you , * and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels , * in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God , and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ . * These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power , * when He comes , in that Day , to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe , because our testimony among you was believed . * Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling , and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power , * that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you , and you in Him , according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ . * Now , brethren , concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him , we ask you , * not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled , either by spirit or by word or by letter , as if from us , as though the day of Christ had come . * Let no one deceive you by any means ; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first , and the man of sin is revealed , the son of perdition , * who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped , so that he sits as God in the temple of God , showing himself that he is God . * Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things ? * And now you know what is restraining , that he may be revealed in his own time . * For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work ; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way . * And then the lawless one will be revealed , whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming . * The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan , with all power , signs , and lying wonders , * and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish , because they did not receive the love of the truth , that they might be saved . * And for this reason God will send them strong delusion , that they should believe the lie , * that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness . * But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you , brethren beloved by the Lord , because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth , * to which He called you by our gospel , for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ . * Therefore , brethren , stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught , whether by word or our epistle . * Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself , and our God and Father , who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace , * comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work . * Finally , brethren , pray for us , that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified , just as it is with you , * and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men ; for not all have faith . * But the Lord is faithful , who will establish you and guard you from the evil one . * And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you , both that you do and will do the things we command you . * Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ . * But we command you , brethren , in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ , that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us . * For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us , for we were not disorderly among you ; * nor did we eat anyone 's bread free of charge , but worked with labor and toil night and day , that we might not be a burden to any of you , * not because we do not have authority , but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us . * For even when we were with you , we commanded you this : If anyone will not work , neither shall he eat . * For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner , not working at all , but are busybodies . * Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread . * But as for you , brethren , do not grow weary in doing good . * And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle , note that person and do not keep company with him , that he may be ashamed . * Yet do not count him as an enemy , but admonish him as a brother . * Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way . The Lord be with you all . * The salutation of Paul with my own hand , which is a sign in every epistle ; so I write . * The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all . Amen .

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