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2 THESSALONIANS |
2TH 1:1
Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the church
of the Thessalonians in God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ:
2TH 1:2 Grace to you and peace from
God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2TH 1:3 We ought always to give
thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only
fitting, because your faith is greatly
enlarged, and the love of each one of you
toward one another grows ever greater;
2TH 1:4 therefore, we ourselves speak
proudly of you among the churches of God for
your perseverance and faith in the midst of
all your persecutions and afflictions which
you endure.
2TH 1:5 This is a plain indication of
God's righteous judgment so that you may be
considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for
which indeed you are suffering.
2TH 1:6 For after all it is only just
for God to repay with affliction those who
afflict you,
2TH 1:7 and to give relief to you who
are afflicted and to us as well when the
Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven
with His mighty angels in flaming fire,
2TH 1:8 dealing out retribution to
those who do not know God and to those who
do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
2TH 1:9 And these will pay the
penalty of eternal destruction, away from
the presence of the Lord and from the glory
of His power,
2TH 1:10 when He comes to be
glorified in His saints on that day, and to
be marveled at among all who have believed -
- for our testimony to you was believed.
2TH 1:11 To this end also we pray for
you always that our God may count you worthy
of your calling, and fulfill every desire
for goodness and the work of faith with
power;
2TH 1:12 in order that 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.
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Chapter 2
2TH 2:1
Now we request you, brethren, with regard to
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our
gathering together to Him,
2TH 2:2 that you may not be quickly
shaken from your composure or be disturbed
either by a spirit or a message or a letter
as if from us, to the effect that the day of
the Lord has come.
2TH 2:3 Let no one in any way deceive
you, for it will not come unless the
apostasy comes first, and the man of
lawlessness is revealed, the son of
destruction,
2TH 2:4 who opposes and exalts
himself above every so-called god or object
of worship, so that he takes his seat in the
temple of God, displaying himself as being
God.
2TH 2:5 Do you not remember that
while I was still with you, I was telling
you these things?
2TH 2:6 And you know what restrains
him now, so that in his time he may be
revealed.
2TH 2:7 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.
2TH 2:8 And then that lawless one
will be revealed whom the Lord will slay
with the breath of His mouth and bring to an
end by the appearance of His coming;
2TH 2:9 that is, the one whose coming
is in accord with the activity of Satan,
with all power and signs and false wonders,
2TH 2:10 and with all the deception
of wickedness for those who perish, because
they did not receive the love of the truth
so as to be saved.
2TH 2:11 And for this reason God will
send upon them a deluding influence so that
they might believe what is false,
2TH 2:12 in order that they all may
be judged who did not believe the truth, but
took pleasure in wickedness.
2TH 2:13 But we should always give
thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by
the Lord, because God has chosen you from
the beginning for salvation through
sanctification by the Spirit and faith in
the truth.
2TH 2:14 And it was for this He
called you through our gospel, that you may
gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2TH 2:15 So then, brethren, stand
firm and hold to the traditions which you
were taught, whether by word of mouth or by
letter from us.
2TH 2:16 Now may our Lord Jesus
Christ Himself and God our Father, who has
loved us and given us eternal comfort and
good hope by grace,
2TH 2:17 comfort and strengthen your
hearts in every good work and word.
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Chapter 3
2TH 3:1
Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word
of the Lord may spread rapidly and be
glorified, just as it did also with you;
2TH 3:2 and that we may be delivered
from perverse and evil men; for not all have
faith.
2TH 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and
He will strengthen and protect you from the
evil one.
2TH 3:4 And we have confidence in the
Lord concerning you, that you are doing and
will continue to do what we command.
2TH 3:5 And may the Lord direct your
hearts into the love of God and into the
steadfastness of Christ.
2TH 3:6 Now we command you, brethren,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
you keep aloof from every brother who leads
an unruly life and not according to the
tradition which you received from us.
2TH 3:7 For you yourselves know how
you ought to follow our example, because we
did not act in an undisciplined manner among
you,
2TH 3:8 nor did we eat anyone's bread
without paying for it, but with labor and
hardship we kept working night and day so
that we might not be a burden to any of you;
2TH 3:9 not because we do not have
the right to this, but in order to offer
ourselves as a model for you, that you might
follow our example.
2TH 3:10 For even when we were with
you, we used to give you this order: if
anyone will not work, neither let him eat.
2TH 3:11 For we hear that some among
you are leading an undisciplined life, doing
no work at all, but acting like busybodies.
2TH 3:12 Now such persons we command
and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work
in quiet fashion and eat their own bread.
2TH 3:13 But as for you, brethren, do
not grow weary of doing good.
2TH 3:14 And if anyone does not obey
our instruction in this letter, take special
note of that man and do not associate with
him, so that he may be put to shame.
2TH 3:15 And yet do not regard him as
an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
2TH 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace
Himself continually grant you peace in every
circumstance. The Lord be with you all!
2TH 3:17 I, Paul, write this greeting
with my own hand, and this is a
distinguishing mark in every letter; this is
the way I write.
2TH 3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you all.
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