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

And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with the angels of his power in flames of fire,

Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,

That you may not be moved in mind or troubled by a spirit, or by a word, or by a letter as from us, with the suggestion that the day of the Lord is even now come;

Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,

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:

So then, brothers, be strong in purpose, and keep the teaching which has been given to you by word or by letter from us.

And that we may be made free from foolish and evil men; for not all have faith.

But the Lord is true, who will give you strength and keep you safe from evil.

Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.

And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

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.