For this I tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are living, who survive unto the coming of the Lord, will in no wise precede those who have fallen asleep.

For the Lord himself with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God will descend from heaven. Then the dead in Christ will rise first.

You yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night.

While men are saying "Peace and safety," then, like birth-pangs upon a woman with child, destruction will come upon them suddenly. In no wise will they escape.

Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.

He who calls you is faithful; he will fulfil my prayer.

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.

Let no one deceive you by any means. For it will not come until after the Great Apostasy, and the revealing of the Man of Sin, the son of perdition,

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only there is one who is hindering and will continue to hinder till he be removed;

and then the lawless one will be revealed. Him the Lord will consume with the breath of his lips, and destroy with the brightness of his appearing;

But the Lord is faithful; he will stablish you and guard you from the Evil One.

Now we have fully fixed our faith on you in the Lord, that you are doing and will continue to do what we enjoin.

For indeed when I was with you, I used to charge you, "If any man will not work, he shall not eat."

whose will it is that all men should be saved, and come into full knowledge of the truth.

Notwithstanding she will be saved by the Child-bearing; (so will they all), if they live in faith and love and holiness, with self-restraint.

Now the Spirit distinctly declares that in latter days there will be some who will fall away from the faith, by listening to spirits of error, and to teachings of demons

As you lay all these things before the brothers, you will be a noble minister of Christ Jesus, nourishing yourself in the precepts of the faith and that noble teaching which you have followed.

Give heed to yourself and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.

For in his own good time this will be brought about by that blessed and only potentate, King of kings and Lord of lords,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, sent forth to proclaim the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus.

The teachings which you have heard from me, attested by many witnesses, deliver into the keeping of faithful men, who in their turn will be able to teach others also.

Reflect on what I am telling you. The Lord will give you understanding in everything.

If we endure suffering, we shall also reign with him. If we disown him, he too will disown us.

but avoid profane babble; for people will go farther and farther in impiety,

and their teaching will spread like a gangrene.

If then a man keeps himself clear of these latter, he will be a vessel for honor, consecrated, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

and they may come to their senses again, and escape the snare of the devil, as they are restored to life by God to do his will.

But of this be sure. In the last days grievous times will come.

For men will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, irreligious,

They will hate goodness, they will be treacherous, reckless, blinded with pride, lovers of pleasure, rather than lovers of God.

But they will not get on; for their folly will be made as openly manifest to all as was that of Jannes and Jambres.

Yes, and all who purpose to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

But wicked men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving others, and being themselves deceived.

For a time will come when they will not listen to wholesome teaching, but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will heap up for themselves teachers upon teachers to satisfy their own fancies.

They will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to myths.

Henceforth there is laid up for me the garland of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that Day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

Alexander, the coppersmith, manifested bitter hostility toward me. The Lord will requite him according to his works.

And the Lord will rescue me from every evil assault, and will preserve me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever! Amen!

But without your consent I was unwilling to do anything, so that your kindness to me might be of your own free will, and not of compulsion.

I Paul am writing this in my own handwriting, "I will repay you." But I will not mention that you owe me, over and over, your very soul.

Because I am thoroughly persuaded of your obedience, I have written you, knowing full well that you will do by me what I am asking.

For to what angel did God ever say, Thou art my son; this day have I become thy Father? and again, I will be a father to him, and he shall be to me a son?

They will perish, but thou remainest; They all will grow old like a garment,

Like a mantle thou wilt fold them up, And like a garment they will be changed. But thou art the same, And thy years will never fail.

God himself corroborating their testimony by signs and wonders and a variety of miraculous powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit imparted in accordance with his own will.

I will proclaim thy name to my brothers; In the midst of the Church I will hymn thy praises.

And again, I myself will put my trust in God. And again, Lo, I and the children God has given me.

And this we will do, if God permit.

but if it produces thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless, and is in danger of being cursed, and its end will be to be burned.

For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you showed for his cause, in sending help to your fellow Christians, as you are still doing.

Surely I will bless you, and bless you; I will increase you, and increase you.

For although those priests became such without an oath, He had an oath form God who said to him, The Lord hath sworn and will not change, Thou art a priest forever.

But finding fault with them, He says. "There are days coming," says the Lord, "When I will establish with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new covenant;

"For this is the covenant which I will covenant with the house of Israel, After these days," says the Lord; "I will put my laws into their minds, And upon their hearts will I write them; And I will be their God, And they shall be my people;

For I will have mercy upon their wrong-doings, And their sins I will remember no more."

so also the Christ, after being once for all offered to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who wait for him for salvation.

Then I said, "I am come??n the roll of the book it is written of me??o do thy will, O God."

(offerings regularly made under the law), and then it is added, Lo, I come to do thy will, he does away with the first, in order that he may establish the second.

And it is by this will that we have been sanctified by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

"This is the covenant I will make with them After those days," says the Lord. "I will set my laws upon their hearts, And I will inscribe them on their minds."

Then he adds, And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

How much surer, think you, will be the punishment of one who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has profaned that covenant blood with which he was sanctified, and has done despite to the spirit of grace?

For we know Him who said, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, and again, The Lord will judge his people.

For you need stedfastness, so that after having done the will of God, you may receive the promise,

For yet a very, very little while, and then The Coming One will have come, without delay.

But it is by faith that my Righteous One will live, And if he draws back, my soul takes no pleasure in him.

of whom it had been said, It is through Isaac that your posterity will be traced.

For they could not endure that which was enjoined, Even if a wild beast touches the mountain it shall be stoned to death;

Let marriage be held in honor by all, and the marriage bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers will God judge.

Let your life be untainted by love of money; be content with such things as you have; for God himself has said, I will never leave thee; I will never forsake thee.

So that we can say with confidence, The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

equip you in every good deed for the doing of his will, doing in you what is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory unto the ages of the ages! Amen!

You know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, I will see him with you.

If any one of you is lacking in wisdom, let him ask it from the God who gives to all men freely and without upbraiding; and it will be given to him.

Such a man need not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord,

but a rich brother, in his humiliation; because like the flower of the grass the rich man will pass away.

Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.

But the man who looks closely into the perfect law??he law of liberty??nd continues looking, this man will be blessed in his deed because he is not a hearer who forgets, but a doer who does.

Some one indeed may say, "You have faith, and I have deeds." "Then show me your faith," I answer, "apart from any deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds."

So then ever be subject to God, Ever resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Draw near to God And he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, And purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, And he will raise you up.

when all the time you do not know what will happen on the morrow. For what is your life? You are but a mist, appearing for a brief time, and then vanishing.

Your gold and silver are rusted. and their rust will be for a testimony against you, and it will eat your flesh. For you have been storing up fire in these last days!

Again, above all things, my brothers, swear not at all, neither by the heavens, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath. Let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no," so you will not fall under condemnation.

and the prayer of faith will restore the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, it will be forgiven him.

For it is the will of God that by well-doing you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.

In the same way you wives must be submissive to your own husbands; so that if some of them will not believe the message, they may apart from the message be won over by the behavior of their wives,

Yet who will harm you if you become zealous for the good?

For it is better that you suffer for doing right, if such be God's will, than for doing wrong;

so that in future you may not spend your life in the flesh according to men's desires, but in the will of God.

For the time past of life may suffice us to have worked the will of the Gentiles, when we spent our life in lasciviousness, lusts, hard drinking, revelry, banqueting, and abominable idol worship.

So let those who are suffering according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

Then, when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you too will receive the fadeless wreath of glory.

But the God of all grace, who has called us by Christ Jesus to share his eternal glory, will, after you have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

So, brothers, take diligent care to make your calling and election sure; for if you do this, you will never stumble.

For so the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.

So I will do my best to enable you, even after my departure, continually to call these things to mind.

For no prophecy was ever brought by the will of man; but moved by the Holy Spirit, men spoke for God.

But there were false prophets, too, among the people, just as among you also there will be false teachers. These will secretly bring in destructive sects, denying even the Master who bought them, and bringing swift ruin upon themselves.