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\h 2 Thessalonians 
\toc1 2 Thessalonians 
\toc2 2 Thessalonians 
\mt1 2 Thessalonians 
\c 1  
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\v 1 Greetings \w from|strong="G1722"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, Silas, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w*. 
\p \w To|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Thessalonica|strong="G2331"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w Grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w thank|strong="G2168"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w always|strong="G3842"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* that’s \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3784"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w*, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w give|strong="G2168"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w good|strong="G1510"\w* reason \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* thankful: \w Your|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* growing \w more|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G3956"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w other|strong="G0240"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* growing. 
\v 4 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* tell \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* how proud \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* tell \w them|strong="G0846"\w* how \w you|strong="G5210"\w* patiently \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* strong \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w being|strong="G4771"\w* persecuted \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w suffering|strong="G2347"\w* many \w troubles|strong="G2347"\w*. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* Tells \w About|strong="G1722"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* Judgment 
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\v 5 \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* proof \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w right|strong="G1342"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G3739"\w* \w judgment|strong="G2920"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w worthy|strong="G2661"\w* \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w his|strong="G3739"\w* \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w*. \w Your|strong="G2532"\w* \w suffering|strong="G3958"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w*. 
\v 6 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* do \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w right|strong="G1342"\w*. \w He|strong="G3844"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* punish \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* causing \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w trouble|strong="G2347"\w*. 
\v 7 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* bring \w relief|strong="G0425"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* troubled. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* bring \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* see, \w together|strong="G3326"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w powerful|strong="G1411"\w* \w angels|strong="G0032"\w*. 
\v 8 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* come \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w burning|strong="G4442"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w punish|strong="G1557"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*—\w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* refuse \w to|strong="G2532"\w* accept \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2098"\w* \w News|strong="G2098"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 9 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* punished \w with|strong="G0575"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w destruction|strong="G3639"\w* \w that|strong="G3748"\w* never ends. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* allowed \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* kept \w away|strong="G0575"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* great \w power|strong="G2479"\w*. 
\v 10 \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2250"\w* happen \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Lord \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w comes|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* receive honor \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2250"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w admired|strong="G2296"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* includes \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w That|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w why|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w always|strong="G3842"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* ask \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w help|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* live \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w good|strong="G2107"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wanted \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* chose \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w goodness|strong="G0019"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* makes \w you|strong="G5210"\w* want \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2107"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* makes \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w help|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w more|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G3956"\w*. 
\v 12 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* honored \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* honored \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* can happen \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. 
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\s1 Evil Things Will Happen 
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\v 1 \w Brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* something \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w say|strong="G1473"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w coming|strong="G3952"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* want \w to|strong="G1909"\w* talk \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w time|strong="G1909"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* meet \w together|strong="G1997"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 2 \w Don’t|strong="G3361"\w* let \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w* \w be|strong="G3366"\w* \w easily|strong="G5030"\w* upset \w or|strong="G3366"\w* worried \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* hear \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* already \w come|strong="G1764"\w*. Someone \w might|strong="G1473"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* idea \w came|strong="G1223"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*—\w in|strong="G1519"\w* something \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* told \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w or|strong="G3366"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* something \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w said|strong="G3056"\w*, \w or|strong="G3366"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* wrote. 
\v 3 \w Don’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* fooled \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* say. \w That|strong="G3754"\w* day \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord \w will|strong="G0444"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w until|strong="G2064"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* turning away \w from|strong="G2064"\w* God happens. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* day \w will|strong="G0444"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w until|strong="G2064"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Man|strong="G0444"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* Evil appears, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* belongs \w to|strong="G2064"\w* hell.\f + \fr 2:3  \fk belongs to hell \ft Literally, “is the son of destruction.”\f* 
\v 4 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* stand \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* put \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w above|strong="G1909"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w worship|strong="G4574"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* think \w is|strong="G1510"\w* worthy \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w worship|strong="G4574"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* go \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w Temple|strong="G3485"\w*\f + \fr 2:4  \fk Temple \ft Probably the Temple in Jerusalem. See “Temple” in the Word List.\f* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sit|strong="G2523"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*, \w claiming|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w I|strong="G3778"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w before|strong="G4314"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* all \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* would \w happen|strong="G1510"\w*. \w Remember|strong="G3421"\w*? 
\v 6 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* stopping \w that|strong="G0846"\w* Man \w of|strong="G1722"\w* Evil \w now|strong="G3568"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* being stopped \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* appear \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G1519"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w*. 
\v 7 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* secret power \w of|strong="G1537"\w* evil \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w already|strong="G2235"\w* \w working|strong="G1754"\w* \w in|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* world \w now|strong="G0737"\w*. \w But|strong="G1063"\w* \w there|strong="G1096"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* stopping \w that|strong="G1096"\w* secret power \w of|strong="G1537"\w* evil. \w And|strong="G3319"\w* \w he|strong="G2193"\w* \w will|strong="G1096"\w* \w continue|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2193"\w* stop \w it|strong="G2193"\w* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w he|strong="G2193"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w taken|strong="G1096"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G3319"\w*. 
\v 8 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* Man \w of|strong="G4151"\w* Evil \w will|strong="G3739"\w* appear. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w breath|strong="G4151"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2424"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w mouth|strong="G4750"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w come|strong="G3952"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w way|strong="G0846"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* see, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w end|strong="G2673"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Man \w of|strong="G4151"\w* Evil. 
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\v 9 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* Man \w of|strong="G1411"\w* Evil \w comes|strong="G1510"\w*, \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* work \w of|strong="G1411"\w* \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w great|strong="G3956"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w kinds|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1411"\w* \w false|strong="G5579"\w* \w miracles|strong="G1411"\w*, \w signs|strong="G4592"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w*. 
\v 10 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* Man \w of|strong="G0026"\w* \w Evil|strong="G0093"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* use \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w kind|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G0026"\w* \w evil|strong="G0093"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* fool \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w lost|strong="G0622"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w lost|strong="G0622"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w refused|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w*. 
\v 11 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w send|strong="G3992"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* something powerful \w that|strong="G4100"\w* \w leads|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* away \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* truth \w and|strong="G2532"\w* causes \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w lie|strong="G5579"\w*. 
\v 12 \w They|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w condemned|strong="G2919"\w* because \w they|strong="G3956"\w* did \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w and|strong="G3956"\w* because \w they|strong="G3956"\w* enjoyed \w doing|strong="G0093"\w* \w evil|strong="G0093"\w*. 
\s1 \w You|strong="G3956"\w* \w Are|strong="G3956"\w* \w Chosen|strong="G2106"\w* \w for|strong="G2443"\w* Salvation 
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\v 13 \w Brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w loves|strong="G0025"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w always|strong="G3842"\w* \w thank|strong="G2168"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. That’s \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w should|strong="G3784"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w chose|strong="G0138"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G0536"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*\f + \fr 2:13  \fk to be … people \ft Some Greek copies say, “from the beginning.”\f* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* saved. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* saved \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* making \w you|strong="G5210"\w* holy \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G0025"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*. 
\v 14 God chose \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* salvation. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* chose \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* using \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2098"\w* \w News|strong="G2098"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* chosen \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* can share \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. 
\v 15 \w So|strong="G3767"\w*, \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters, \w stand|strong="G4739"\w* strong \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* believe \w the|strong="G3588"\w* teachings \w we|strong="G2249"\w* gave \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w there|strong="G0686"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w*. 
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\v 16-17 We pray that the Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father will comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. God loved us and gave us through his grace a wonderful hope and comfort that has no end. 
\c 3  
\s1 Pray for Us 
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\v 1 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*, \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters, \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G4012"\w*. \w Pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord’s|strong="G2962"\w* \w teaching|strong="G3056"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w spread|strong="G5143"\w* quickly. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* give \w honor|strong="G1392"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w teaching|strong="G3056"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w happened|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. 
\v 2 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w pray|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G0444"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* protected \w from|strong="G0575"\w* crooked \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w*. \w Not|strong="G3756"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* believes \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Lord, \w you|strong="G3956"\w* know. 
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\v 3 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* give \w you|strong="G5210"\w* strength \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w protect|strong="G5442"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w One|strong="G3739"\w*. 
\v 4 \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w gives|strong="G4160"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w confidence|strong="G3982"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w it|strong="G4160"\w*. 
\v 5 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* pray \w that|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* cause \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* feel \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* remember \w Christ’s|strong="G5547"\w* \w patient|strong="G5281"\w* \w endurance|strong="G5281"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Obligation \w to|strong="G1519"\w* Work 
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\v 6 \w Brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* authority \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* tell \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* stay \w away|strong="G0575"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* believer \w who|strong="G3739"\w* refuses \w to|strong="G2596"\w* work. \w People|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* refuse \w to|strong="G2596"\w* work \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w following|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* teaching \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w gave|strong="G3853"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w*. 
\v 7 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G0846"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* live \w like|strong="G0846"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G3748"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* lazy \w when|strong="G1492"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G3748"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. 
\v 8 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G3361"\w* accepted \w food|strong="G0740"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w without|strong="G3361"\w* paying \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w worked|strong="G2038"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w worked|strong="G2038"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2250"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w burden|strong="G1912"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w worked|strong="G2038"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\v 9 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G1849"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* ask \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* help \w us|strong="G1325"\w*. \w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* worked \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w take|strong="G2192"\w* care \w of|strong="G1849"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* would \w be|strong="G2192"\w* \w an|strong="G2192"\w* \w example|strong="G3401"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w follow|strong="G3401"\w*. 
\v 10 \w When|strong="G3753"\w* \w we|strong="G3778"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w we|strong="G3778"\w* \w gave|strong="G3853"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* rule: “\w Whoever|strong="G3748"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w work|strong="G2038"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* allowed \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w*.” 
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\v 11 \w We|strong="G0191"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w that|strong="G0191"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* group refuse \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w work|strong="G2038"\w*. \w They|strong="G1722"\w* are \w doing|strong="G2038"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3367"\w* \w except|strong="G0235"\w* \w being|strong="G4771"\w* busy \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* lives \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w others|strong="G5100"\w*. 
\v 12 \w Our|strong="G2424"\w* \w instruction|strong="G3853"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w is|strong="G2962"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* stop bothering \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w to|strong="G2443"\w* start working \w and|strong="G2532"\w* earn \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* \w food|strong="G0740"\w*. \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G2962"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* authority \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w urging|strong="G3870"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* sisters, \w never|strong="G3361"\w* get tired \w of|strong="G0080"\w* \w doing|strong="G2569"\w* \w good|strong="G2569"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w refuse|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* tell \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w in|strong="G3056"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w*, remember \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w associate|strong="G4874"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* maybe \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* feel ashamed. 
\v 15 \w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3361"\w* treat \w them|strong="G2233"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w enemies|strong="G2190"\w*. Counsel \w them|strong="G2233"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* fellow believers. 
\s1 Final \w Words|strong="G2532"\w* 
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\v 16 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* pray \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* times \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G5158"\w*. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*. 
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\v 17 Here’s \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w greeting|strong="G0783"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w own|strong="G1699"\w* handwriting—\sc \+w Paul|strong="G3972"\+w*\sc*. \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w this|strong="G3779"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* show \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G4592"\w* me. \w This|strong="G3779"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G3779"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w of|strong="G5485"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*. 