To the Thessalonian Church in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, From Paul, Silas, and Timothy.

May God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

Then, in the loving-kindness of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ, will the name of Jesus, our Lord, be honour ed in you, and you in him.

As to the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being gathered to meet him, we beg you, Brothers,

To this you were called by the Good News which we brought you, to attain to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and, in his loving-kindness, gave us unfailing consolation and good ground for hope,

And that we may be preserved from wrong-headed and wicked men- -for it is not every one who believes in Christ.

May the Lord bring you to the love of God, and to the patience of the Christ.

We urge you, Brothers, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to avoid any Brother who is living an ill-ordered life, which is not in agreement with the teaching that you received from us.

All such people we urge, and entreat, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to attend quietly to their business, and earn their own living.

May the blessing of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.