/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
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AS IT IS MEET
BECAUSE THAT YOUR FAITH GROWETH EXCEEDINGLY
AND THE CHARITY OF EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL TOWARD EACH OTHER ABOUNDETH
/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 YE ENDURE-
/1-5- 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-
/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- 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-
/1-12- 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.
/2-1- NOW WE BESEECH YOU
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BY THE COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
AND BY OUR GATHERING TOGETHER UNTO HIM
/2-2- 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.
/2-3- 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
/2-4- 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.
/2-5- REMEMBER YE NOT
THAT
WHEN I WAS YET WITH YOU
I TOLD YOU THESE THINGS?
/2-6- AND NOW YE KNOW WHAT WITHHOLDETH THAT HE MIGHT BE REVEALED IN HIS TIME.
/2-7- FOR THE MYSTERY OF INIQUITY DOTH ALREADY WORK- ONLY HE WHO NOW LETTETH 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 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-
/2-14- WHEREUNTO HE CALLED YOU BY OUR GOSPEL
TO THE OBTAINING OF THE GLORY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
/2-15- THEREFORE
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STAND FAST
AND HOLD THE TRADITIONS WHICH YE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT
WHETHER BY WORD
OR OUR EPISTLE.
/2-16- 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
/2-17- COMFORT YOUR HEARTS
AND STABLISH YOU IN EVERY GOOD WORD AND WORK.
/3-1- FINALLY
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PRAY FOR US
THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD MAY HAVE FREE COURSE
AND BE GLORIFIED
EVEN 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 STABLISH YOU
AND KEEP YOU FROM EVIL.
/3-4- AND WE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE LORD TOUCHING YOU
THAT YE 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
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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.
/3-7- FOR YOURSELVES KNOW HOW YE OUGHT TO FOLLOW US- FOR WE BEHAVED NOT OURSELVES DISORDERLY AMONG YOU
/3-8- 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-
/3-9- NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT POWER
BUT TO MAKE OURSELVES AN ENSAMPLE 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 YE
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BE NOT WEARY IN WELL DOING.
/3-14- 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.
/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 MINE OWN HAND
WHICH IS THE TOKEN IN EVERY EPISTLE- SO I WRITE.
/3-18- THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOU ALL. AMEN.
