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BOOK 53

 SECOND BOOK OF THESSALONIANS

CHAPTER 1
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and
Timotheus, unto the church of the
Thessalonians in God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Grace unto you, and peace,
from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
3 We are bound to thank God
always for you, brethren, as it is
meet, because that your faith groweth
exceedingly, and the charity of every
one of you all toward each other
aboundeth;
4 So that we ourselves glory in
you in the churches of God for your
patience and faith in all your
persecutions and tribulations that ye
endure:
5 Which is a manifest token of
the righteous judgment of God, that
ye may be counted worthy of the
kingdom of God, for which ye also
suffer:
6 Seeing it is a righteous thing
with God to recompense tribulation to
them that trouble you;
7 And to you who are troubled
rest with us, when the Lord Jesus
shall be revealed from heaven with
his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking
vengeance on them that know not God,
and that obey not the gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with
everlasting destruction from the
presence of the Lord, and from the
glory of his power;
10 When he shall come to be
glorified in his saints, and to be
admired in all them that believe
(because our testimony among you was
believed) in that day.
11 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:
12 That the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ may be glorified in you,
and ye in him, according to the grace
of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

CHAPTER 2
1 Now we beseech you, brethren,
by the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and by our gathering together
unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in
mind, or be troubled, neither by
spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as
from us, as that the day of Christ is
at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any
means: for that day shall not come,
except there come a falling away
first, and that man of sin be
revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth
himself above all that is called God,
or that is worshipped; so that he as
God sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I
was yet with you, I told you these
things?
6 And now ye know what
withholdeth that he might be revealed
in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity
doth already work: only he who now
letteth will let, until he be taken
out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be
revealed, whom the Lord shall consume
with the spirit of his mouth, and
shall destroy with the brightness of
his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is
after the working of Satan with all
power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness
of unrighteousness in them that
perish; because they received not the
love of the truth, that they might be
saved.
11 And for this cause God shall
send them strong delusion, that they
should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned
who believed not the truth, but had
pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we are bound to give
thanks alway to God for you, brethren
beloved of the Lord, because God hath
from the beginning chosen you to
salvation through sanctification of
the Spirit and belief of the truth:
14 Whereunto he called you by
our gospel, to the obtaining of the
glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Therefore, brethren, stand
fast, and hold the traditions which
ye have been taught, whether by word,
or our epistle.
16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ
himself, and God, even our Father,
which hath loved us, and hath given
us everlasting consolation and good
hope through grace,
17 Comfort your hearts, and
stablish you in every good word and
work.

CHAPTER 3
1 Finally, brethren, pray for
us, that the word of the Lord may
have free course, and be glorified,
even as it is with you:
2 And that we may be delivered
from unreasonable and wicked men: for
all men have not faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful, who
shall stablish you, and keep you from
evil.
4 And we have confidence in the
Lord touching you, that ye both do
and will do the things which we
command you.
5 And the Lord direct your
hearts into the love of God, and into
the patient waiting for Christ.
6 Now we command you, brethren,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that ye withdraw yourselves from
every brother that walketh
disorderly, and not after the
tradition which he received of us.
7 For yourselves know how ye
ought to follow us: for we behaved
not ourselves disorderly among you;
8 Neither did we eat any man's
bread for nought; but wrought with
labour and travail night and day,
that we might not be chargeable to
any of you:
9 Not because we have not power,
but to make ourselves an ensample
unto you to follow us.
10 For even when we were with
you, this we commanded you, that if
any would not work, neither should he
eat.
11 For we hear that there are
some which walk among you disorderly,
working not at all, but are
busybodies.
12 Now them that are such we
command and exhort by our Lord Jesus
Christ, that with quietness they
work, and eat their own bread.
13 But ye, brethren, be not
weary in well doing.
14 And if any man obey not our
word by this epistle, note that man,
and have no company with him, that he
may be ashamed.
15 Yet count him not as an
enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 Now the Lord of peace himself
give you peace always by all means.
The Lord be with you all.
17 The salutation of Paul with
mine own hand, which is the token in
every epistle: so I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you all. Amen.