They are an evidence of the righteous judgment of God, who will count you worthy of his kingdom, in behalf of which you are even now suffering.

Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

giving vengeance to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,

who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.

Do not let anybody at all deceive you about this, because that cannot take place until the great revolt occurs and the representative of lawlessness is uncovered, the one who is doomed to destruction,

he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;

who comes, through the efficacy of Satan, with all kind of lying power, and signs,

and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

that they all might be judged who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

At all times we are obligated to thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you to be the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through faith in the truth.

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

And that we may be preserved from wrong-headed and wicked men- -for it is not every one who believes in Christ.

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who do not work at all, but are busybodies.

Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

And may the Lord who gives us peace give you peace in whatever circumstances you may be. The Lord be with you all.