We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth.

So that we ourselves glory of you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and sufferings which ye endure:

A manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be accounted, worthy of the kingdom of God; for which also ye suffer.

In flaming fire, taking vengeance on them who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

To this end we pray always for you, that our God would make you worthy of this calling, and fulfill in you all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power;

Let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall not come, unless the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

For the mystery of iniquity already worketh; only he that with-holdeth will with-hold, till he be taken out of the way.

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to Salvation, thro' sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as among you:

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

For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you,

Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing, but wrought with labour and toil, night and day, that we might not burden any of you.

For when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

For we hear there are some among you who walk disorderly, doing nothing, but being busy-bodies.