This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.

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,

when he comes to be glorified in his saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believedbecause our testimony to you was believed.

To this end we always pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and may fulfill every good resolve and work of faith by his power,

so 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.

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.

who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he may be revealed.

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

The coming of the lawless one by the activity of Satan will be with all power and with pretended signs and wonders,

and with all the deception of wickedness for those who are to perish, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

so that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in wickedness.

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.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it did also with you,

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

nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

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

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