2 Thessalonian
2Thes.1
[1] Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ:
[2] Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[3]
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth
exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
[4] So that we ourselves
glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations
that ye endure:
[5] Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted
worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
[6] Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to
recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
[7] And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the
Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
[8] In flaming fire taking vengeance
on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
[9] Who shall be
punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
[10]
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because
our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
[11] Wherefore also we pray always for you, that
our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the
work of faith with power:
[12] That 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.
2Thes.2
[1] Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together
unto him,
[2] That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by
letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
[3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that
day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of
perdition;
[4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so
that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
[5] Remember ye not, that,
when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
[6] And now ye know what withholdeth that he might
be revealed in his time.
[7] For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will
let, until he be taken out of the way.
[8] And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall
consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
[9] Even him,
whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
[10] And with
all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the
truth, that they might be saved.
[11] And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they
should believe a lie:
[12] That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in
unrighteousness.
[13] But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the
Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit
and belief of the truth:
[14] Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
[15] Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught,
whether by word, or our epistle.
[16] Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which
hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
[17] Comfort your
hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
2Thes.3
[1] Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even
as it is with you:
[2] And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have
not faith.
[3] But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
[4] And we have confidence
in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
[5] And the Lord
direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
[6] 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 he received of us.
[7] For yourselves know how ye
ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
[8] Neither did we eat any man's
bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to