[This letter is from] Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, [and is being sent] to the church of the Thessalonians in [fellowship with] God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

This is a proof of God's righteous judgment, His aim being to let you show yourselves worthy of His kingdom, for which you are suffering; since,

and to give rest to you who are being crushed with sorrows, along with us, at the unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ from heaven, with His mighty angels

They will pay the penalty of never ending destruction, being banished from the presence of the Lord and from His mighty splendor.

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Him: We ask you, brothers,

the adversary of every being that is called a god or an object of worship, and so overbearing toward them as to enter God's sanctuary and take his seat there, proclaiming himself to be God??5 do you not remember that when I was with you, I used to tell you this?

Do ye not remember that, being yet with you, these things I said to you?

And you know what restrains him now [from being revealed]; it is so that he will be revealed at his own [appointed] time.

and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,

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:

that we did not eat any man's bread for nothing: but with toil and fatigue work'd night and day to avoid being chargeable to any of you:

For we hear of some who walk among you disorderly, not working at all, but being busybodies.

Do not regard him as an enemy, but keep admonishing him as a [believing] brother.

I Paul salute you, this salutation being my own hand writing, which is the distinguishing mark of all my letters, so I write.