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;

Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?

And now you know what is holding him back, to the end that he may be revealed in his appointed time.

This is why God sends them a misleading influence till they actually believe what is false,

So that they all may be judged, who had no faith in what is true, but took pleasure in evil.

But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

And we are persuaded in Lord toward you, that what we command you, ye both are doing and will do.

for you know what an example we have given for your imitation: that our conduct among you was regular:

In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you: “If anyone isn’t willing to work, he should not eat.”

But [as for] you, brothers, do not be discouraged [while] doing what is right.

If anyone refuses to obey what we have said in this letter, mark that person and stop having anything to do with him, so that he will feel ashamed of it.