We are bound to thank God always for you, my brothers, as it is right, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each one of you abounds toward one another;

so much so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations which you endure.

For this is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which you also suffer,

in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of the calling and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,

Let not anyone deceive you by any means. For that Day shall not come unless there first comes a falling away, and the man of sin shall be revealed, the son of perdition,

And now you know what holds back, for him to be revealed in his own time.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already working, only he is now holding back until it comes out of the midst.

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie,

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,

Finally, my brothers, pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may have free course and be glorified, even as it also is with you.

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

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us. For we did not behave ourselves disorderly among you,

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this, that if anyone would not work, neither should he eat.

For we hear that there are some who walk disorderly among you, not working at all, but being busybodies.