\NormalFont\ShortTitle{2 Thessalonians}

{\MT THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS



\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul,
and
Silvanus,
and
Timotheus, unto the
church of the
Thessalonians
in
God
our
Father
and the
Lord
Jesus
Christ:

\VS{2}Grace unto
you,
and
peace,
from
God
our
Father
and the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.


\par }{\PP \VS{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;

\VS{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:

\VS{5}{\ADD{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:

\VS{6}Seeing
{\ADD{it is}} a righteous
thing
with
God to
recompense
tribulation to them that
trouble
you;

\VS{7}And to
you who are
troubled
rest
with
us,
when the
Lord
Jesus shall be
revealed
from
heaven
with
his
mighty
angels,

\VS{8}In
flaming
fire
taking
vengeance on them that
know
not
God,
and that
obey
not the
gospel of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ:

\VS{9}Who shall be
punished with
everlasting
destruction
from the
presence of the
Lord,
and
from the
glory of
his
power;

\VS{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.

\VS{11}Wherefore
also we
pray
always
for
you,
that
our
God would
count
you
worthy
of
{\ADD{this}}
calling,
and
fulfil
all the good
pleasure
of
{\ADD{his}}
goodness,
and the
work of
faith
with
power:

\VS{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.




\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now we
beseech
you,
brethren,
by the
coming of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
and
{\ADD{by}}
our gathering
together
unto
him,

\VS{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.

\VS{3}Let
no
man
deceive
you
by
any
means:
for
{\ADD{that day shall not come}},
except there
come a falling
away
first,
and that
man of
sin be
revealed, the
son of
perdition;

\VS{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.

\VS{5}Remember
ye
not,
that, when I
was
yet
with
you, I
told
you these
things?

\VS{6}And
now ye
know what
withholdeth
that
he might be
revealed
in
his
time.

\VS{7}For the
mystery of
iniquity
doth
already
work:
only he
who
now
letteth
{\ADD{will let}},
until he be
taken out
of the
way.

\VS{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:

\VS{9}{\ADD{Even him}},
whose
coming
is
after the
working of
Satan
with
all
power
and
signs
and
lying
wonders,

\VS{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.

\VS{11}And
for
this
cause
God shall
send
them
strong
delusion,
that
they should
believe a
lie:

\VS{12}That
they
all might be
damned who
believed
not the
truth,
but had
pleasure
in
unrighteousness.


\par }{\PP \VS{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:

\VS{14}Whereunto he
called
you
by
our
gospel,
to the
obtaining of the
glory of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.

\VS{15}Therefore,
brethren, stand
fast,
and
hold the
traditions
which ye have been
taught,
whether
by
word,
or
our
epistle.

\VS{16}Now
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
himself,
and
God,
even
our
Father, which hath
loved
us,
and hath
given
{\ADD{us}}
everlasting
consolation
and
good
hope
through
grace,

\VS{17}Comfort
your
hearts,
and
stablish
you
in
every
good
word
and
work.




\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Finally,
brethren,
pray
for
us,
that the
word of the
Lord may
have
{\ADD{free}}
course,
and be
glorified,
even
as
{\ADD{it is}}
with
you:

\VS{2}And
that we may be
delivered
from
unreasonable
and
wicked
men:
for
all
{\ADD{men}} have
not
faith.

\VS{3}But the
Lord
is
faithful,
who shall
stablish
you,
and
keep
{\ADD{you}}
from
evil.

\VS{4}And we have
confidence
in the
Lord
touching
you,
that
ye
both
do
and will
do the things
which we
command
you.

\VS{5}And the
Lord
direct
your
hearts
into the
love of
God,
and
into the patient
waiting for
Christ.


\par }{\PP \VS{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.

\VS{7}For
yourselves
know
how ye
ought to
follow
us:
for we
behaved
not ourselves
disorderly
among
you;

\VS{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:

\VS{9}Not
because we
have
not
power,
but
to
make
ourselves an
ensample unto
you
to
follow
us.

\VS{10}For
even
when we
were
with
you,
this we
commanded
you,
that
if
any
would
not
work,
neither should he
eat.

\VS{11}For we
hear that there
are
some which
walk
among
you
disorderly,
working not at
all,
but are
busybodies.

\VS{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.

\VS{13}But
ye,
brethren,
be
not
weary in well
doing.

\VS{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.

\VS{15}Yet
count
{\ADD{him}}
not
as an
enemy,
but
admonish
{\ADD{him}}
as a
brother.

\VS{16}Now the
Lord of
peace
himself
give
you
peace
always
by
all
means. The
Lord
{\ADD{be}}
with
you
all.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}The
salutation of
Paul with mine
own
hand,
which
is the
token
in
every
epistle:
so I
write.

\VS{18}The
grace of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{be}}
with
you
all.
Amen.


\par }{\SH The second
{\ADD{epistle}} to the Thessalonians was written from Athens.
\par }
