We ought to thank God for you always, brothers, since it is proper, because your faith is growing so much and the love that every one of you has for each other is increasing more and more.

so that we ourselves make our boast in you in the assemblies of God for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations, which ye are sustaining;

This is evidence of God's righteous judgment and is intended to make you worthy of God's kingdom, for which you are suffering.

It is with this view also that we continually pray to our God for you, asking that He will count you worthy of His call, and by His mighty power fully gratify your every desire for what is truly good and make your work of faith complete;

Then the embodiment of disobedience will make his appearance, and the Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of his mouth and annihilate him by his appearance and arrival.

who by the instigation of satan will make his parade with various arts, with fallacious signs and prodigies,

Because of this God will send upon them a misleading influence, [an activity of error and deception] so they will believe the lie,

comfort and encourage and strengthen your hearts [keeping them steadfast and on course] in every good work and word.

To conclude, pray for us, my brethren, that the doctrine of the Lord may make its progress, and be respected every where as it is among you:

But the Lord is faithful, and He will make you stedfast and will guard you from the Evil one.

Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.

Only, if anyone will not obey our orders in this letter, mark that man, do not associate with him ??that will make him feel ashamed!