so that we ourselves glory in you, among the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure;

which endurance, of yours is a proof of the righteous judgment of God, in order that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you suffer:

and to you that are afflicted, rest with us, at the revelation of our Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels,

these shall suffer punishment in that day, even eternal destruction, far from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,

In order to which, we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of this calling, and may fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power,

that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

that you be not hastily shaken from the persuasion of your mind, nor be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by report, nor by letter as written by us, as though the day of the Lord is at hand.

Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come, unless the apostasy come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

who opposes and exalts himself above every one that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, openly showing him self that he is God.

Do you not remember that, while I was with you, I told you these things?

And now you know what restrains, in order that he may be revealed in his own proper time.

For the mystery of iniquity is already at work; only he that now restrains will restrain, till he be taken out of the way:

and then shall that lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy by the spirit of his mouth, and will utterly over throw by the brightness of his coming:

and with all the delusion of unrighteousness in those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, in order that they might be saved.

And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, in order that they may believe a lie,

that all may be condemned who believe not the truth, but have pleasure in unrighteousness.

"to which he called you by our gospel, in order that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified even as among you;

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

And we have confidence in the Lord with respect to you, that you both do, and will continue to do, the things which we command you.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother that walks disorderly, and not according to the tradition which he received from us.

nor did we eat any one's bread for nothing: but worked with labor and toil, night and day, that we might not burden any one of you;

this we did, not because we have not authority, but that we might give ourselves to you as an example, in order that you might imitate us.

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

For we hear that some walk about among you in a disorderly manner, doing no work, but being busybodies.

Now we command such, and exhort them by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness, and eat their own bread.

And if any one obey not our word by this letter, note that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed;