| 001:001
| Paul,
and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: |
| 001:002 | Grace
unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 001:003 | 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; |
| 001:004 | 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: |
| 001:005 | 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: |
| 001:006 | Seeing
it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble
you; |
| 001:007 | And
to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed
from heaven with his mighty angels, |
| 001:008 | In
flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not
the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: |
| 001:009 | Who
shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord,
and from the glory of his power; |
| 001:010 | 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. |
| 001:011 | 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: |
| 001:012 | 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. |
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| 002:001
| Now
we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our
gathering together unto him, | | 002:002 | 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. |
| 002:003 | 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;
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| 002:004 | 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. |
| 002:005 | Remember
ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? |
| 002:006 | And
now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. |
| 002:007 | For
the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let,
until he be taken out of the way. |
| 002:008 | 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: |
| 002:009 | Even
him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and
lying wonders, |
| 002:010 | And
with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they
received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. |
| 002:011 | And
for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe
a lie: |
| 002:012 | That
they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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| 002:013 | 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: |
| 002:014 | Whereunto
he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus
Christ. |
| 002:015 | Therefore,
brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether
by word, or our epistle. |
| 002:016 | 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, |
| 002:017 | Comfort
your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. |
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| 003:001
| Finally,
brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and
be glorified, even as it is with you: | | 003:002 | And
that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have
not faith. |
| 003:003 | But
the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. |
| 003:004 | And
we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the
things which we command you. |
| 003:005 | And
the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting
for Christ. |
| 003:006 | 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. |
| 003:007 | For
yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly
among you; |
| 003:008 | 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: |
| 003:009 | Not
because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow
us. |
| 003:010 | For
even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work,
neither should he eat. |
| 003:011 | For
we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at
all, but are busybodies. |
| 003:012 | Now
them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with
quietness they work, and eat their own bread. |
| 003:013 | But
ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. |
| 003:014 | 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. |
| 003:015 | Yet
count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. |
| 003:016 | Now
the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with
you all. |
| 003:017 | The
salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle:
so I write. |
| 003:018 | The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. |