Paul,
and Silvanus,
and Timotheus,
unto the church
of the Thessalonians
in God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace unto 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 meet,
because
that your faith
groweth exceedingly,
and the charity
of every one
of you
all toward each other aboundeth;
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:
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:
Seeing
it is
a righteous thing
with God
to recompense tribulation
to them that trouble you;
And to you
who are troubled
rest with us,
when the Lord Jesus
shall be revealed from heaven
with his mighty angels,
In flaming fire
taking vengeance
on them that
know not God,
and
that obey not
the gospel
of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Who shall be punished
with everlasting destruction
from the presence
of the Lord,
and
from the glory
of his power;
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.
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:
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.
Now
we beseech you,
brethren,
by the coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and by our gathering together
unto him,
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.
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;
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.
Remember ye not,
that,
when
I was yet
with you,
I told
you these things?
And now
ye know what
withholdeth
that he
might be revealed
in his time.
For the mystery
of iniquity
doth already work:
only he
who now letteth
will let,
until he
be taken
out of the way.
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:
Even him,
whose coming
is after the working
of Satan
with all power
and signs
and lying wonders,
And
with all deceivableness
of unrighteousness
in them that perish;
because
they received not
the love
of the truth,
that they
might be saved.
And
for this cause
God shall send them
strong delusion,
that they
should believe a lie:
That they
all might be damned
who believed not
the truth,
but had pleasure
in unrighteousness.
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:
Whereunto
he called you
by our gospel,
to the obtaining
of the glory
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore,
brethren,
stand fast,
and hold
the traditions
which ye
have been taught,
whether by word,
or our epistle.
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,
Comfort your hearts,
and stablish you
in every good word
and work.
Finally,
brethren,
pray for us,
that the word
of the Lord
may have free course,
and be glorified,
even as
it is with you:
And that
we may be delivered
from unreasonable
and wicked men:
for all men
have not faith.
But the Lord
is faithful,
who shall stablish you,
and keep you
from evil.
And we
have
confidence
in the Lord
touching you,
that ye both
do
and will do
the things
which we
command you.
And the Lord
direct your hearts
into the love
of God,
and
into the patient
waiting
for Christ.
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.
For yourselves
know how
ye ought to follow us:
for we
behaved not ourselves
disorderly among you;
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 any of you:
Not
because
we have not power,
but
to make ourselves
an ensample
unto you
to follow us.
For even
when
we were with you,
this
we commanded you,
that if any
would not work,
neither should
he eat.
For we
hear that
there are
some which
walk
among you disorderly,
working not
at all,
but are busybodies.
Now them
that are such
we command
and exhort
by our Lord Jesus Christ,
that with quietness
they work,
and eat
their own bread.
But ye,
brethren,
be not
weary in well doing.
And
if any man
obey not our word
by this epistle,
note that man,
and have no company
with him,
that
he may be ashamed.
Yet count him not
as an enemy,
but admonish him
as a brother.
Now the Lord
of peace
himself
give
you peace
always by all means.
The Lord
be with you all.
The salutation
of Paul
with mine own hand,
which is the token
in every epistle:
so I write.
The grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with you all.
Amen.