so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God, for your patience and faith under all your persecutions and afflictions which ye endure.

Which are a demonstration of the just judgement of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Wherefore we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

Let not any one deceive you by any means; for it shall not come till there come an apostasy first, and the man of sin be revealed,

For the mystery of iniquity is already working, only there is one that hindreth till he be taken out of the way.

And for this cause God will send upon them the efficacy of error, so that they shall themselves believe the lie:

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord; because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:

As for the rest, my brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run, and be glorified, as it is among you:

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

For ye know how ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you;

neither did we eat any one's bread for nothing; but with labor and toil, working night and day, that we might not be burthensome to any of you.

For when we were with you, we gave you this charge, if any will not work, neither let him eat.

For we hear that there are some among you that walk disorderly, doing no work themselves, but very busy in the affairs of others.

The salutation of me Paul by my own hand, which is the token in every epistle; for so I write,