May you have unearned favor and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We always have to thank God for you, brothers, as it is right that we should, because your faith is growing so wonderfully and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

So much is this the case that we ourselves speak with pride, before the Churches of God, of the patience and faith which you have shown, in spite of all the persecutions and troubles that you are enduring.

Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

He will come in flames of fire to take vengeance on those who have no knowledge of God, and do not obey the Good News as to Jesus, our Lord.

when he shall have come to be glorified in his saints, and wondered at in all that have believed, (for our testimony to you has been believed,) in that day.

For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;

So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

not readily to become unsettled in mind or troubled--either by any pretended spiritual revelation or by any message or letter claiming to have been sent by us--through fancying that the day of the Lord is now here.

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;

Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?

and now, what is keeping down ye have known, for his being revealed in his own time,

and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.

that all might be judged who have not believed the truth, but have found pleasure in unrighteousness.

But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

To this blessing God has called you by our Good News, so that you may have a share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:

And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.

And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

Now we command you, believers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by His authority, that you withdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an undisciplined life and does not live in accordance with the tradition and teaching that you have received from us.

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

nor have we eaten bread from any one without cost; but in toil and hardship working night and day not to be chargeable to any one of you:

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

For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

We have heard say, no doubt, that there are some which walk among you inordinately, and work not at all, but are busybodies.

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.

Have no feeling of hate for him, but take him in hand seriously as a brother.