Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We are bound to thank God always for you, my brothers, as it is right, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each one of you abounds toward one another;

so much so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations which you endure.

For this is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which you also suffer,

since it is a righteous thing with God to repay tribulation to those who trouble you,

in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of the calling and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,

that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself forth, that he is God.

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie,

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.

And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.