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 the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,

with burning flame giving punishment to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus,

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

Now we ask you, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to him,

and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of his mouth, and wipe out by the appearance of his coming,

for which [purpose] he called you through our gospel for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given [us] eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,

But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [that] you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.

Now we command and we exhort such people in the Lord Jesus Christ that, working with quietness, they eat their own bread.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with all of you.