Brothers, at all times we are obligated to thank God for you. It is right to do this because your faith is growing all the time and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

and to provide [future] rest for you, along with us, who are afflicted. [This will occur] when Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire [i.e., at His second coming], accompanied by His mighty angels.

You must not let anyone deceive you at all. For that is not until the rebellion takes place and the embodiment of disobedience makes his appearance??e who is doomed to destruction,

And now it is clear to you what is keeping back his revelation till the time comes for him to be seen.

Wickedness, indeed, is already at work in secret; but only until he who at present restrains it is removed out of the way.

And then the lawless person [See verse 3] will be revealed, the one whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the brilliant appearance of His presence [i.e., at His second coming].

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

Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

Indeed, when we were with you, what we urged upon you was-- 'If a man does not choose to work, then he shall not eat.'

We hear, in fact, of some who are walking among you in a disorderly way, at nothing, working, yet too busily working!

These words of love to you at the end are in my writing, Paul's writing, and this is the mark of every letter from me.