The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians Chapter 1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, and to the Church of the Thessalonians, and God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth, so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure, which is a manifest token 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. If so, be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you. And to you that are afflicted rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power and flaming fire. rendering vengeance to them that know not God and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus, who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction, from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, when he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be marveled at in all them that believed, because their testimony unto you was believed in that day. To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling and fulfill every desire of goodness and every work of faith with power. 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. Chapter 2. Now we beseech you, brethren, touch in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together unto Him. At the end that you be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be troubled either by spirit or by word or by epistle as from us, is that the day of the Lord is just at hand. Let no man beguile you in any way, for it will not be except a falling away come first and a man of sin be revealed. the son of perdition, he that opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped, so that he sits in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God. Remember you not that when I was yet with you I told you these things? And now you know that which restrains to the end that he may be revealed in his own season. For the mystery of lawlessness does already work, only there is one that restrains now, until he be taken out of the way, and then shall be revealed the lawless one whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to naught by the manifestation of his coming. Even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish. because they receive not the love of the truth that they might be saved. And for this cause God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie, that they all might be judged who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord. for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation and sanctification of the Spirit, in belief of the truth, whereunto he called you through our gospel to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or by epistle of ours, Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good word and word. Chapter 3 Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified even as also it is with you. and that you may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men. For all have not faith, but the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you and guard you from the evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you that you both do and will do the things which we command. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks disorderly. and not after the tradition which they received of us. For yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, for we behave not ourselves disorderly among you. Neither did we eat bread, for nought, at any man's hand. But in labour and trial fell, working night and day, That we might not burden any of you, not because we have nought to write, But to make ourselves an example unto you, that you should imitate us. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let them eat. For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, That work not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ that with quietness they work and eat their own bread. But you, brethren, be not weary in well-doing. And if any man obeys not our word by this epistle, note that man, that you have no company with him. To the end that he may be ashamed. And yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and all ways. The Lord be with you all. The salutation of me, 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.