\id 2TH  Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians 
\h 2 Thessalonians 
\toc1 THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS 
\toc2 2 Thessalonians 
\toc3 2Th 
\mt1 THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS  
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\v 1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:  
\v 2 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  
\v 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all towards each other aboundeth;  
\v 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:  
\v 5 \add Which is\add* 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:  
\v 6 Seeing \add it is\add* a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;  
\v 7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,  
\v 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:  
\v 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;  
\v 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired by all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.  
\v 11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of \add this\add* calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of \add his\add* goodness, and the work of faith with power:  
\v 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 of the Lord Jesus Christ.   
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\v 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and \add by\add* our gathering to him.  
\v 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.  
\v 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for \add that day shall not come\add* , except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;  
\v 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.  
\v 5 Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?  
\v 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.  
\v 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now restraineth \add will\add* restrain, until he be taken out of the way.  
\v 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the spirit of his mouth, and will destroy with the brightness of his coming:  
\v 9 \add Even him\add* , whose coming is after the working of Satan, with all power, and signs, and lying wonders,  
\v 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.  
\v 11 And for this cause God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:  
\v 12 That they all may be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.  
\v 13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:  
\v 14 To which he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.  
\v 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.  
\v 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who hath loved us, and hath given \add us\add* everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,  
\v 17 Comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work.   
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\v 1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have \add free\add* course, and be glorified, even as \add it is\add* with you;  
\v 2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all \add men\add* have not faith.  
\v 3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and keep \add you\add* from evil.  
\v 4 And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.  
\v 5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.  
\v 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 from us.  
\v 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;  
\v 8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for naught; but wrought with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:  
\v 9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves a pattern to you to follow us.  
\v 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.  
\v 11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busy-bodies.  
\v 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.  
\v 13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.  
\v 14 And if any man obeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.  
\v 15 Yet count \add him\add* not as an enemy, but admonish \add him\add* as a brother.  
\v 16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord \add be\add* with you all.  
\v 17 The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.  
\v 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ \add be\add* with you all. Amen.   