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

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,

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,

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

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