2Thessalonians
CHAPTER1
1Paul,andSilvanus,andTimotheus,untothechurchof theThessaloniansinGodourFatherandtheLordJesus Christ:
2Graceuntoyou,andpeace,fromGodourFatherandthe LordJesusChrist
3WeareboundtothankGodalwaysforyou,brethren,as itismeet,becausethatyourfaithgrowethexceedingly,and thecharityofeveryoneofyoualltowardeachother aboundeth;
4SothatweourselvesgloryinyouinthechurchesofGod foryourpatienceandfaithinallyourpersecutionsand tribulationsthatyeendure:
5Whichisamanifesttokenoftherighteousjudgmentof God,thatyemaybecountedworthyofthekingdomof God,forwhichyealsosuffer:
6SeeingitisarighteousthingwithGodtorecompense tribulationtothemthattroubleyou;
7Andtoyouwhoaretroubledrestwithus,whentheLord Jesusshallberevealedfromheavenwithhismightyangels, 8Inflamingfiretakingvengeanceonthemthatknownot God,andthatobeynotthegospelofourLordJesusChrist: 9Whoshallbepunishedwitheverlastingdestructionfrom thepresenceoftheLord,andfromthegloryofhispower;
10Whenheshallcometobeglorifiedinhissaints,andto beadmiredinallthemthatbelieve(becauseourtestimony amongyouwasbelieved)inthatday
11Whereforealsoweprayalwaysforyou,thatourGod wouldcountyouworthyofthiscalling,andfulfilallthe goodpleasureofhisgoodness,andtheworkoffaithwith power:
12ThatthenameofourLordJesusChristmaybeglorified inyou,andyeinhim,accordingtothegraceofourGod andtheLordJesusChrist.
CHAPTER2
1Nowwebeseechyou,brethren,bythecomingofour LordJesusChrist,andbyourgatheringtogetheruntohim, 2Thatyebenotsoonshakeninmind,orbetroubled, neitherbyspirit,norbyword,norbyletterasfromus,as thatthedayofChristisathand
3Letnomandeceiveyoubyanymeans:forthatdayshall notcome,excepttherecomeafallingawayfirst,andthat manofsinberevealed,thesonofperdition;
4Whoopposethandexaltethhimselfaboveallthatis calledGod,orthatisworshipped;sothatheasGodsitteth inthetempleofGod,shewinghimselfthatheisGod 5Rememberyenot,that,whenIwasyetwithyou,Itold youthesethings?
6Andnowyeknowwhatwithholdeththathemightbe revealedinhistime.
7Forthemysteryofiniquitydothalreadywork:onlyhe whonowlettethwilllet,untilhebetakenoutoftheway
8AndthenshallthatWickedberevealed,whomtheLord shallconsumewiththespiritofhismouth,andshall destroywiththebrightnessofhiscoming:
9Evenhim,whosecomingisaftertheworkingofSatan withallpowerandsignsandlyingwonders,
10Andwithalldeceivablenessofunrighteousnessinthem thatperish;becausetheyreceivednottheloveofthetruth, thattheymightbesaved
11AndforthiscauseGodshallsendthemstrongdelusion, thattheyshouldbelievealie:
12Thattheyallmightbedamnedwhobelievednotthe truth,buthadpleasureinunrighteousness.
13ButweareboundtogivethanksalwaytoGodforyou, brethrenbelovedoftheLord,becauseGodhathfromthe beginningchosenyoutosalvationthroughsanctificationof theSpiritandbeliefofthetruth:
14Whereuntohecalledyoubyourgospel,totheobtaining ofthegloryofourLordJesusChrist.
15Therefore,brethren,standfast,andholdthetraditions whichyehavebeentaught,whetherbyword,orourepistle 16NowourLordJesusChristhimself,andGod,evenour Father,whichhathlovedus,andhathgivenuseverlasting consolationandgoodhopethroughgrace,
17Comfortyourhearts,andstablishyouineverygood wordandwork
CHAPTER3
1Finally,brethren,prayforus,thatthewordoftheLord mayhavefreecourse,andbeglorified,evenasitiswith you:
2Andthatwemaybedeliveredfromunreasonableand wickedmen:forallmenhavenotfaith
3ButtheLordisfaithful,whoshallstablishyou,andkeep youfromevil.
4AndwehaveconfidenceintheLordtouchingyou,that yebothdoandwilldothethingswhichwecommandyou 5AndtheLorddirectyourheartsintotheloveofGod,and intothepatientwaitingforChrist.
6Nowwecommandyou,brethren,inthenameofour LordJesusChrist,thatyewithdrawyourselvesfromevery brotherthatwalkethdisorderly,andnotafterthetradition whichhereceivedofus
7Foryourselvesknowhowyeoughttofollowus:forwe behavednotourselvesdisorderlyamongyou;
8Neitherdidweeatanyman'sbreadfornought;but wroughtwithlabourandtravailnightandday,thatwe mightnotbechargeabletoanyofyou:
9Notbecausewehavenotpower,buttomakeourselves anensampleuntoyoutofollowus.
10Forevenwhenwewerewithyou,thiswecommanded you,thatifanywouldnotwork,neithershouldheeat 11Forwehearthattherearesomewhichwalkamongyou disorderly,workingnotatall,butarebusybodies
12Nowthemthataresuchwecommandandexhortbyour LordJesusChrist,thatwithquietnesstheywork,andeat theirownbread
13Butye,brethren,benotwearyinwelldoing 14Andifanymanobeynotourwordbythisepistle,note thatman,andhavenocompanywithhim,thathemaybe ashamed
15Yetcounthimnotasanenemy,butadmonishhimasa brother
16NowtheLordofpeacehimselfgiveyoupeacealways byallmeans.TheLordbewithyouall.
17ThesalutationofPaulwithmineownhand,whichisthe tokenineveryepistle:soIwrite.
18ThegraceofourLordJesusChristbewithyouall Amen.(ThesecondepistletotheThessalonianswas writtenfromAthens.)