Paul’s Second Letter to
the Thessalonians
1:1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly
of the Thessalonians in God our Father,
and the Lord Jesus Christ: 1:2Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:3We are bound to always give thanks to
God for you, brothers,
even as it is appropriate, because your
faith grows exceedingly, and the love of
each and every one of you towards one another
abounds; 1:4so that we ourselves
boast about you in the assemblies of God
for your patience and faith in all your
persecutions and in the afflictions which
you endure. 1:5This is an obvious sign of the righteous
judgment of God, to the end that you may
be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God,
for which you also suffer. 1:6Since it is a righteous
thing with God to repay affliction to those
who afflict you, 1:7and to give relief to you that are afflicted
with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed
from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming
fire, 1:8giving vengeance to those who don't know
God, and to those who don't obey the Gospel
of our Lord Jesus, 1:9who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction
from the face of the Lord and from the glory
of his might, 1:10when he comes to be glorified in his
saints, and to be admired among all those
who have believed (because our testimony
to you was believed) in that day.
1:11To this end we also pray always for you,
that our God may count you worthy of your
calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness
and work of faith, with power; 1:12that the name of our Lord Jesus* may be glorified in you, and you in him,
according to the grace of our God and the
Lord Jesus Christ.
2:1Now, brothers, concerning the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering
together to him, we ask you 2:2not to be quickly shaken in your mind,
nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or
by word, or by letter as from us, saying
that the day of Christ had come. 2:3Let no one deceive
you in any way. For it will not be, unless
the departure comes first, and the man of
sin is revealed, the son of destruction,
2:4he who opposes and exalts himself against
all that is called God or that is worshiped;
so that he sits as God in the temple of
God, setting himself up as God. 2:5Don't you remember
that, when I was still with you, I told
you these things? 2:6Now you know what is restraining him,
to the end that he may be revealed in his
own season. 2:7For the mystery of lawlessness already
works. Only there is one who restrains now,
until he is taken out of the way. 2:8Then the lawless one will be revealed,
whom the Lord will kill with the breath
of his mouth, and bring to nothing by the
brightness of his coming; 2:9even he whose coming
is according to the working of Satan with
all power and signs and lying wonders, 2:10and with all deception of wickedness
for those who are being lost, because they
didn't receive the love of the truth, that
they might be saved. 2:11Because of this,
God sends them a working of error, that
they should believe a lie; 2:12that they all might be judged who didn't
believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2:13But we are bound to always give thanks
to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord,
because God chose you from the beginning
for salvation through sanctification of
the Spirit and belief in the truth; 2:14to which he called you through our Gospel,
for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord
Jesus Christ. 2:15So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold
the traditions which you were taught by
us, whether by word, or by letter.
2:16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and
God our Father, who loved us and gave us
eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
2:17comfort your hearts and establish you
in every good work and word.
3:1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the
word of the Lord may spread rapidly and
be glorified, even as also with you; 3:2and that we may be delivered from unreasonable
and evil men; for not all have faith. 3:3But the Lord is
faithful, who will establish you, and guard
you from the evil one. 3:4We have confidence in the Lord concerning
you, that you both do and will do the things
we command. 3:5May the Lord direct your hearts into the
love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
3:6Now we command you, brothers, in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw
yourselves from every brother who walks
in rebellion, and not after the tradition
which they received from us. 3:7For you know how you ought to imitate
us. For we didn't behave ourselves rebelliously
among you, 3:8neither did we eat bread from anyone's
hand without paying for it, but in labor
and travail worked night and day, that we
might not burden any of you; 3:9not because we don't
have the right, but to make ourselves an
example to you, that you should imitate
us. 3:10For even when we were with you, we commanded
you this: "If anyone will not work,
neither let him eat." 3:11For we hear of some who walk among you
in rebellion, who don't work at all, but
are busybodies. 3:12Now those who are that way, we command
and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that
with quietness they work, and eat their
own bread.
3:13But you, brothers, don't be weary in
doing well. 3:14If any man doesn't obey our word in this
letter, note that man, that you have no
company with him, to the end that he may
be ashamed. 3:15Don't count him as an enemy, but admonish
him as a brother.
3:16Now may the Lord of peace himself give
you peace at all times in all ways. The
Lord be with you all.
3:17The greeting of me, Paul, with my own
hand, which is the sign in every letter:
this is how I write. 3:18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you all. Amen.
Notes:
[1] back
to 1:3 The word for "brothers"
here and where context allows may also be
correctly translated "brothers and
sisters" or "siblings."
[2] back
to 1:12 TR adds "Christ"
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