Let no man deceive you by any means, for the Lord cometh not, except there come a departing first, and that that sinful man be opened, the son of perdition;

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, for because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctifying of the spirit; And through believing the truth:

We beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in that we shall assemble unto him,

so that we ourselves rejoice of you in the congregations of God, over your patience and faith in all your persecutions, and tribulations that ye suffer:

which is a token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye are counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer.

and to you which are troubled, rest with us; when the Lord Jesus shall show himself from heaven, with his mighty angels,

We have confidence through the Lord to you ward, that ye both do, and will do, that which we command you.

We require you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution which ye received of us.

even him whose coming is by the working of Satan, with all lying power, signs, and wonders:

when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be made marvelous in all them that believe: because our testimony that we had unto you, was believed even the same day that we preached it.

that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, through the grace of our God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

And the Lord guide your hearts unto the love of God, and patience of Christ.

in flaming fire, rendering vengeance unto them that know not God, and to them that obey not unto the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

And now ye know what withholdeth: even that he might be uttered at his time.

Ye yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: For we behaved not ourselves inordinately 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:

that all they might be damned which believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

not but that we had authority: but to make ourselves an example unto you, to follow us.

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

that ye be not suddenly moved from your mind, and be not troubled; neither by spirit, neither by words, nor yet by letter, which should seem to come from us, as though the day of Christ were at hand.

whereunto he called you by our gospel, to obtain the glory that cometh of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Them that are such, we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness, and eat their own bread.

If any man obey not our sayings, send us word of him by a letter: and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed:

The salutation of me, Paul, with mine own hand. This is the token in all epistles. So I write.

And count him not as an enemy: but warn him as a brother.

The very Lord of peace, give you peace always, by all means. The Lord be with you all.

comfort your hearts, and establish you in all doctrine and good doing.

Brethren, be not weary in well doing.

The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you all. Amen. {The end of the Second Epistle unto the Thessalonians, Sent from Athens.}

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men. For all men have not faith:

and in all deceivableness of unrighteousness, among them that perish: because they received not the love of the truth, that they might have been saved.

which shall be punished with everlasting damnation, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,

and then shall that wicked be uttered, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the appearance of his coming,

For the mystery of that iniquity doth he already work, which only looketh, till he be taken out of the way

but the Lord is faithful, which shall establish you, and keep you from evil.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast and keep the ordinances which ye have learned: whether it were by our preaching, or by our epistle.

which is an adversary, and is exalted above all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he shall sit as God in the temple of God, and show himself as God.

For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat.

We are bound to thank God always for you brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and every one of you swimmeth in love toward another between yourselves,

Grace be with you and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace,

Furthermore, brethren, pray for us, that the word of God may have free passage, and be glorified, as it is with you:

Wherefore, we pray always for you that our God make you worthy of the calling, and fulfill all delectation of goodness, and the work of faith, with power:

And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe lies:

It is verily a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you,

Paul, Silvanus and Timothy. Unto the congregation of the Thessalonians, which are in God our father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ.