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¹ Paul 03972, and 02532 Silvanus 04610, and 02532 Timothy 05095, to the church 01577 of the Thessalonians 02331 in 01722 God 02316 our 02257 Father 03962 and 02532 the Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547:

² Grace 05485 to you 05213, and 02532 peace 01515, from 0575 God 02316 our 02257 Father 03962 and 02532 the Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547.

³ We are bound 03784 to thank 02168 God 02316 always 03842 for 04012 you 05216, brethren 080, as 02531 it is 02076 befitting 0514, because 03754 your 05216 faith 04102 groweth exceedingly 05232, and 02532 the charity 026 of each 01538 one 01520 of you 05216 all 03956 toward 01519 each other 0240 aboundeth 04121;

⁴ So 05620 that we 02248 ourselves 0846 glory 02744 in 01722 you 05213 in 01722 the churches 01577 of God 02316 for 05228 your 05216 patience 05281 and 02532 faith 04102 in 01722 all 03956 your 05216 persecutions 01375 and 02532 tribulations 02347 that 03739 ye endure 0430:

⁵ Which is a manifest token 01730 of the righteous 01342 judgment 02920 of God 02316, that 01519 ye 05209 may be counted worthy 02661 of the kingdom 0932 of God 02316, for 05228 which 03739 ye 03958 also 02532 suffer 03958:

⁶ Seeing 01512 it is a righteous thing 01342 with 03844 God 02316 to recompense 0467 tribulation 02347 to them that trouble 02346 you 05209;

⁷ And 02532 to you 05213 who are troubled 02346 rest 0425 with 03326 us 02257, when 01722 the Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 shall be revealed 0602 from 0575 heaven 03772 with 03326 his 0846 mighty 01411 angels 032, his…: Gr. the angels of his power

⁸ In 01722 flaming 05395 fire 04442 taking 01325 vengeance 01557 on them that know 01492 not 03361 God 02316, and 02532 that obey 05219 not 03361 the gospel 02098 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547: taking: or, yielding

⁹ Who 03748 shall be punished 01349, 5099 with everlasting 0166 destruction 03639 from 0575 the presence 04383 of the Lord 02962, and 02532 from 0575 the glory 01391 of his 0846 power 02479;

¹⁰ When 03752 he shall come 02064 to be glorified 01740 in 01722 his 0846 saints 040, and 02532 to be admired 02296 by 01722 all 03956 them that believe 04100 (because 03754 our 02257 testimony 03142 among 01909 you 05209 was believed 04100) in 01722 that 01565 day 02250.

¹¹ Therefore 01519, 3739 also 02532 we pray 04336 always 03842 for 04012 you 05216, that 02443 our 02257 God 02316 would count 0515 you 05209 worthy 0515 of this calling 02821, and 02532 fulfil 04137 all 03956 the good pleasure 02107 of his goodness 019, and 02532 the work 02041 of faith 04102 with 01722 power 01411: count: or, vouchsafe

¹² That 03704 the name 03686 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547 may be glorified 01740 in 01722 you 05213, and 02532 ye 05210 in 01722 him 0846, according to 02596 the grace 05485 of our 02257 God 02316 and 02532 of the Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547.

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¹ Now 01161 we beseech 02065 you 05209, brethren 080, by 05228 the coming 03952 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, and 02532 by our 02257 gathering together 01997 to 01909 him 0846, unto him: or, around him

² That 01519 ye 05209 be 04531 not 03361 soon 05030 shaken 04531 in 0575 mind 03563, or 03383 be troubled 02360, neither 03383 by 01223 spirit 04151, nor 03383 by 01223 word 03056, nor 03383 by 01223 letter 01992 as 05613 from 01223 us 02257, as 05613 that 03754 the day 02250 of Christ 05547 has come 01764.

³ Let 01818 no 03361 man 05100 deceive 01818 you 05209 by 02596 any 03367 means 05158: for 03754 that day shall not come, except 03362 there come 02064 a falling away 0646 first 04412, and 02532 that man 0444 of sin 0266 be revealed 0601, the son 05207 of perdition 0684;

⁴ Who 03588 opposeth 0480 and 02532 exalteth 05229 himself above 01909 all 03956 that is called 03004 God 02316, or 02228 that is worshipped 04574; so 05620 that he 0846 as 05613 God 02316 sitteth 02523 in 01519 the temple 03485 of God 02316, showing 0584 himself 01438 that 03754 he is 02076 God 02316.

⁵ Remember ye 03421 not 03756, that 03754, when I was 05607 yet 02089 with 04314 you 05209, I told 03004 you 05213 these things 05023?

⁶ And 02532 now 03568 ye know 01492 what restraineth 02722 that 01519 he 0846 might be revealed 0601 in 01722 his 01438 time 02540. withholdeth: or, holdeth

⁷ For 01063 the mystery 03466 of iniquity 0458 doth 01754 already 02235 work 01754: only 03440 he who now 0737 restraineth 02722 will do so, until 02193 he be taken 01096 out of 01537 the way 03319.

⁸ And 02532 then 05119 shall 0601 that Wicked 0459 be revealed 0601, whom 03739 the Lord 02962 shall consume 0355 with the spirit 04151 of his 0846 mouth 04750, and 02532 shall destroy 02673 with the brightness 02015 of his 0846 coming 03952:

⁹ Even him, whose 03739 coming 03952 is 02076 after 02596 the working 01753 of Satan 04567 with 01722 all 03956 power 01411 and 02532 signs 04592 and 02532 lying 05579 wonders 05059,

¹⁰ And 02532 with 01722 all 03956 deception 0539 of unrighteousness 093 in 01722 them that perish 0622; because 0473, 3739 they received 01209 not 03756 the love 026 of the truth 0225, that 01519 they 0846 might be saved 04982.

¹¹ And 02532 for this 05124 cause 01223 God 02316 shall send 03992 them 0846 strong 01753 delusion 04106, that 01519 they 0846 should believe 04100 a lie 05579:

¹² That 02443 they all 03956 may be damned 02919 who 03588 believed 04100 not 03361 the truth 0225, but 0235 had pleasure 02106 in 01722 unrighteousness 093.

¹³ But 01161 we 02249 are bound 03784 to give thanks 02168 always 03842 to God 02316 for 04012 you 05216, brethren 080 beloved 025 by 05259 the Lord 02962, because 03754 God 02316 hath 0138 from 0575 the beginning 0746 chosen 0138 you 05209 to 01519 salvation 04991 through 01722 sanctification 038 of the Spirit 04151 and 02532 belief 04102 of the truth 0225:

¹⁴ To 01519 which 03739 he called 02564 you 05209 by 01223 our 02257 gospel 02098, to 01519 the obtaining 04047 of the glory 01391 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547.

¹⁵ Therefore 0686, 3767, brethren 080, stand fast 04739, and 02532 hold 02902 the traditions 03862 which 03739 ye have been taught 01321, whether 01535 by 01223 word 03056, or 01535, 1223 our 02257 epistle 01992.

¹⁶ Now 01161 our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547 himself 0846, and 02532 God 02316, even 02532 our 02257 Father 03962, who 03588 hath loved 025 us 02248, and 02532 hath given 01325 us everlasting 0166 consolation 03874 and 02532 good 018 hope 01680 through 01722 grace 05485,

¹⁷ Comfort 03870 your 05216 hearts 02588, and 02532 establish 04741 you 05209 in 01722 every 03956 good 018 word 03056 and 02532 work 02041.

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¹ Finally 03063, brethren 080, pray 04336 for 04012 us 02257, that 02443 the word 03056 of the Lord 02962 may have free course 05143, and 02532 be glorified 01392, even 02532 as 02531 it is with 04314 you 05209: have…: Gr. run

² And 02532 that 02443 we may be delivered 04506 from 0575 unreasonable 0824 and 02532 wicked 04190 men 0444: for 01063 all 03956 men have not 03756 faith 04102. unreasonable: Gr. absurd

³ But 01161 the Lord 02962 is 02076 faithful 04103, who 03739 shall establish 04741 you 05209, and 02532 keep 05442 you from 0575 evil 04190.

⁴ And 01161 we have confidence 03982 in 01722 the Lord 02962 concerning 01909 you 05209, that 03754 ye both 02532 do 04160 and 02532 will do 04160 the things which 03739 we command 03853 you 05213.

⁵ And 01161 the Lord 02962 direct 02720 your 05216 hearts 02588 into 01519 the love 026 of God 02316, and 02532 into 01519 the patient waiting 05281 for Christ 05547. patient…: or, patience of Christ

⁶ Now 01161 we command 03853 you 05213, brethren 080, in 01722 the name 03686 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, that ye withdraw 04724 yourselves 05209 from 0575 every 03956 brother 080 that walketh 04043 disorderly 0814, and 02532 not 03361 after 02596 the tradition 03862 which 03739 he received 03880 from 03844 us 02257.

⁷ For 01063 yourselves 0846 know 01492 how 04459 ye ought 01163 to follow 03401 us 02248: for 03754 we behaved 0812 not 03756 ourselves disorderly 0812 among 01722 you 05213;

⁸ Neither 03761 did we eat 05315 any man’s 03844, 5100 bread 0740 for nothing 01432; but 0235 wrought 02038 with 01722 labour 02873 and 02532 toil 03449 night 03571 and 02532 day 02250, that 04314 we might 01912 not 03361 be chargeable 01912 to any 05100 of you 05216:

⁹ Not 03756 because 03754 we have 02192 not 03756 power 01849, but 0235 to 02443 make 01325 ourselves 01438 an example 05179 to you 05213 to 01519 follow 03401 us 02248.

¹⁰ For 01063 even 02532 when 03753 we were 02258 with 04314 you 05209, this 05124 we commanded 03853 you 05213, that 03754 if any 01536 would 02309 not 03756 work 02038, neither 03366 should he eat 02068.

¹¹ For 01063 we hear 0191 that there are some 05100 who walk 04043 among 01722 you 05213 disorderly 0814, working 02038 not at all 03367, but 0235 are busybodies 04020.

¹² Now 01161 them that are such 05108 we command 03853 and 02532 exhort 03870 by 01223 our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, that 02443 with 03326 quietness 02271 they work 02038, and eat 02068 their own 01438 bread 0740.

¹³ But 01161 ye 05210, brethren 080, be 01573 not 03361 weary 01573 in well doing 02569. be…: or, faint not

¹⁴ And 01161 if any man 01536 obeyeth 05219 not 03756 our 02257 word 03056 by 01223 this epistle 01992, note 04593 that 05126 man, and 02532 have 04874 no 03361 company with 04874 him 0846, that 02443 he may be ashamed 01788. by…: or, signify that man by an epistle

¹⁵ Yet 02532 count 02233 him not 03361 as 05613 an enemy 02190, but 0235 admonish 03560 him as 05613 a brother 080.

¹⁶ Now 01161 the Lord 02962 of peace 01515 himself 0846 give 01325 you 05213 peace 01515 always 01223, 3956 by 01722 all 03956 means 05158. The Lord 02962 be with 03326 you 05216 all 03956.

¹⁷ The salutation 0783 of Paul 03972 with my own 01699 hand 05495, which 03739 is 02076 the token 04592 in 01722 every 03956 epistle 01992: so 03779 I write 01125.

¹⁸ The grace 05485 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547 be with 03326 you 05216 all 03956. Amen 0281. The second 01208 [epistle] to 04314 the Thessalonians 02331 was written 01125 from 0575 Athens 0116.