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

and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power,

not to be quickly shaken in mind or excited, either by spirit or by word, or by letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.

and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not all have faith.

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who is living in idleness and not according to the tradition which you received from us.