when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed -- and you did in fact believe our testimony.

And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,

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.

not to be easily shaken from your composure or disturbed by any kind of spirit or message or letter allegedly from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.

Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.

Surely you recall that I used to tell you these things while I was still with you.

And so you know what holds him back, so that he will be revealed in his own time.

Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.

He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions that we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.

Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters, that the Lord's message may spread quickly and be honored as in fact it was among you,

and that we may be delivered from perverse and evil people. For not all have faith.

And we are confident about you in the Lord that you are both doing -- and will do -- what we are commanding.

It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others.

But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.