The Second Letter Of Paul The Apostle To
The Thessalonians
1:1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus,
unto the church of the
Thessalonians in God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ:
1:2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
1:3 We are bound to thank God always
for you, brothers, as it is
suitable, because that your faith grows
exceedingly, and the love of
every one of you all toward each other
abounds;
1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you
in the churches of God for your
patience and faith in all your persecutions
and tribulations that you
endure:
1:5 Which is a manifest token of the
righteous judgment of God, that
you may be counted worthy of the kingdom
of God, for which you also
suffer:
1:6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with
God to recompense tribulation
to them that trouble you;
1:7 And to you who are troubled rest
with us, when the Lord Jesus
shall be revealed from heaven with his
mighty angels,
1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance
on them that know not God, and
that obey not the gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ:
1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting
destruction from the
presence of the Lord, and from the glory
of his power;
1:10 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.
1:11 Therefore also we pray always for
you, that our God would count
you worthy of this calling, and fulfill
all the good pleasure of his
goodness, and the work of faith with
power:
1:12 That the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ may be glorified in you,
and you in him, according to the grace
of our God and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
2:1 Now we beseech you, brothers, by
the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and by our gathering together
unto him,
2:2 That you 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.
2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means:
for that day shall not come,
unless there come a falling away first,
and that man of sin be
revealed, the son of perdition;
2:4 Who opposes and exalts himself above
all that is called God, or
that is worshipped; so that he as God
sits in the temple of God,
showing himself that he is God.
2:5 Remember you not, that, when I was
yet with you, I told you these
things?
2:6 And now you know what withholds that
he might be revealed in his
time.
2:7 For the mystery of iniquity does
already work: only he who now
lets will let, until he be taken out
of the way.
2:8 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:
2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the
working of Satan with all
power and signs and lying wonders,
2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness
in them that
perish; because they received not the
love of the truth, that they
might be saved.
2:11 And for this cause God shall send
them strong delusion, that they
should believe a lie:
2:12 That they all might be damned who
believed not the truth, but had
pleasure in unrighteousness.
2:13 But we are bound to give thanks
always to God for you, brothers
beloved of the Lord, because God has
from the beginning chosen you to
salvation through sanctification of the
Spirit and belief of the
truth:
2:14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel,
to the obtaining of the
glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2:15 Therefore, brothers, stand fast,
and hold the traditions which
you have been taught, whether by word,
or our epistle.
2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself,
and God, even our Father,
which has loved us, and has given us
everlasting consolation and good
hope through grace,
2:17 Comfort your hearts, and establish
you in every good word and
work.
3:1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that
the word of the Lord may have
free course, and be glorified, just as
it is with you:
3:2 And that we may be delivered from
unreasonable and wicked men: for
all men have not faith.
3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall
establish you, and keep you
from evil.
3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord
regarding you, that you both do
and will do the things which we command
you.
3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into
the love of God, and into the
patient waiting for Christ.
3:6 Now we command you, brothers, in
the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that you withdraw yourselves
from every brother that walks
disorderly, and not after the tradition
which he received of us.
3:7 For yourselves know how you ought
to follow us: for we behaved not
ourselves disorderly among you;
3:8 Neither did we eat any man's bread
for nothing; but wrought with
labor and travail night and day, that
we might not be chargeable to
any of you:
3:9 Not because we have not power, but
to make ourselves an example
unto you to follow us.
3:10 For even when we were with you,
this we commanded you, that if
any would not work, neither should he
eat.
3:11 For we hear that there are some
which walk among you disorderly,
working not at all, but are busybodies.
3:12 Now them that are such we command
and exhort by our Lord Jesus
Christ, that with quietness they work,
and eat their own bread.
3:13 But you, brothers, be not weary
in well doing.
3:14 And if any man obey not our word
by this letter, note that man,
and have no company with him, that he
may be ashamed.
3:15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but
admonish him as a brother.
3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give
you peace always by all means.
The Lord be with you all.
3:17 The salutation of Paul with my own
hand, which is the token in
every letter: so I write.
3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with you all. Amen.