Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

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;

And now it is clear to you what is keeping back his revelation till the time comes for him to be seen.

For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

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.

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

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with you all.