and come to be glorified by his saints, and to be the object of admiration to all who believed, that the testimony we gave you, would be justified in that day.

Wherefore also 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:

you would not by any pretended revelation, by any discourse or epistle ascrib'd to us, be immediately perplex'd in your minds, or under any concern for the approach of the day of the Lord.

and every type of evil to deceive those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them.

And this is the reason that God sends them a strong delusion [to influence them]: It is so that they would believe the lie,

In order that should be judged who would not believe in the truth, but were well-pleased with the unrighteousness.

With this purpose in mind, he called you through our proclamation of the gospel so that you would obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

Neither took we bread of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, because we would not be grievous to any of you:

It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us.

For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat.

Yet do not think of him as an enemy, but caution him as you would a Brother.