1 Scroll 43 Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the Church of the Thessalonians,
in God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is worthy,
because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all towards one another;
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 bear:
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:
6 if indeed it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
7 and to you who being troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from Heaven with the Angels of His power,
8 in a flame of fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obeying not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power;
10 when He should Come to be glorified in His Saints, and to be admired by all them that believing,
(because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
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Therefore also we pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of this calling,
and may fulfil all the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power:
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 Lord, Jesus Christ.
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, concerning the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering to Him.
2 That ye be not quickly shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that has presented: the Day of Christ.
3 Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for it will not Come unless the apostasy comes first, and the Man of Sin is revealed, the Son of Perdition.
4 Who opposes and exalting himself above all that being called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the Temple of God, showing himself that he is GOD.
5 Remember ye not, that yet being with you, I told these things to you?
6 And now ye have known what withholds that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of lawlessness does already work: only he who restraining now will restrain, until he be taken out of the middle.
8 And then shall the Lawless be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the Spirit of His mouth, and will destroy with the brightness of His Coming: Isa 11:4 Rev 19:15-21
9 even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan, with all power, and signs, and lying wonders, Rev 13:11-14 Rev 19:20
10 and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that are perishing;
because they received not the love of the Truth, for them to be saved.
11 And therefore God will send them strong delusion, for them to believe the lie:
12 that they all may be condemned who having believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord,
because God has from the beginning chosen you to Salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and faith of the truth:
14 to which He called you by our Gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
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Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, who having loved us,
and having given us everlasting consolation and good hope in grace,
17 May He comfort your hearts, and may He establish you in every good word and work.
1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the LORD may run and may be glorified, even as it is with you;
2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not the faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and keep you from the Evil.
4 And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
5 And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of the Christ[Messiah].
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walking disorderly,
and not after the tradition which he received from us.
7 For yourselves have known how ye ought to follow us:
for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
8 neither did we eat anyone's bread freely;
but wrought with labour and toil night and day,
that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
9 not because we have no authority,
but to make ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to follow us.
10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you,
that if anyone will not work, neither let him eat.
11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you disorderly,
working not at all, but are busy-bodies.
12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ,
that with quietness they work, and may eat their own bread.
13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.
14 But if anyone obeys not our word by this epistle,
note that man, and associate not with him, that he may be ashamed.
15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 Now the Lord of Peace Himself may give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
17 The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is the sign in every epistle: so I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen!