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;

It so increases that we ourselves make honourable mention of you among the Churches of God because of your patience and faith amid all your persecutions and amid the afflictions which you are enduring.

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.

Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because it will not be unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

and because of this shall God send to them a working of delusion, for their believing the lie,

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:

And [pray] that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, because not everyone has faith.

For ye know yourselves how ye ought to imitate us, because we have not walked disorderly among you;

Neither took we bread of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, because we would not be grievous to any of you:

Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.