\NormalFont\ShortTitle{2 Thessalonians}
{\MTB Paul’s Second Letter to the
\par }{\MT Thessalonians

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH Introduction
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}To
the Thessalonian
church
in
union
with
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
From
Paul, Silas,
and
Timothy.
\VS{2}May
God,
the
Father,
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
bless
you
and
give
you
peace.
\par }{\SH The Apostle
and
his
Converts
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Friends,
it
is
our
duty
always
to
thank
God
about
you,
as
is
but
right,
considering
the
wonderful
growth
of
your
faith,
and
because,
without exception,
your
love
for
one
another
is
continually
increasing.
\VS{4}So
much
is
this
the
case
that
we
ourselves
speak
with
pride,
before
the
churches
of
God,
of
the
patience
and
faith
which
you
have
shown,
in
spite
of
all
the
persecutions
and
troubles
that
you
are
enduring.
\VS{5}These persecutions
will
vindicate
the
justice
of
God’s
judgment,
and
will
result
in
your
being
reckoned
worthy
of
God’s
kingdom,
for
the
sake
of
which
you
are
now
suffering;
\VS{6}since
God deems
it
just
to
inflict
suffering
on
those
who
are
now inflicting
suffering
on
you,
\VS{7}and
to
give
relief
to
you
who
are
suffering,
as
well
as
to
us,
at
the
appearing
of
the
Lord
Jesus
from
heaven
with
his
mighty
angels,
in
flaming
fire.
\VS{8}Then
he
will
inflict
punishment
on
those
who
refuse
to
know
God,
and
on
those
who
turn
a
deaf
ear
to
the
good
news
of
Jesus,
our
Lord.
\VS{9}They
will
pay
the
penalty
of unutterable
ruin –
banished
from
the
presence
of
the
Lord
and
from
the
glorious manifestation
of
his
might,
\VS{10}when
he
comes
to
be
honoured
in
his
people,
and
to
be
revered
in
all
who
have
learned
to
believe
in
him (for
you
also
believed
our
testimony) –
as
he
will
be
on
that
day.
\VS{11}With
this
in
view,
our
constant
prayer
for
you
is
that
our
God
may
count
you
worthy
of
the
call
that
you
have
received,
and
by
his
power
make
perfect
your
delight
in
all
goodness
and
the
efforts
that
have
resulted
from
your
faith.
\VS{12}Then,
in
the
loving
kindness
of
our
God
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
will
the
name
of
Jesus,
our
Lord,
be
honoured
in
you,
and
you
in
him.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Events that must precede the Lord’s Coming
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}As
to
the
coming
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
and
our
being
gathered
to
meet
him,
we
beg
you,
friends,
\VS{2}not
lightly
to
let
your
minds
become unsettled
or
disturbed
by
any
revelation,
or
by
any
message
or
letter purporting
to
come
from
us,
to
the
effect
that
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
come.
\VS{3}Don’t
let
anyone
deceive
you
in
any
way.
For
it
will
not
come
before
the
final
rebellion
against
God,
when lawlessness
is
revealed
in
human
form, headed
for
destruction.
\VS{4}He
is
the
adversary
of
everything
that
is
spoken
of
as
a
god
or
as
an
object
of
worship, enthroning
himself
in
God”s
Temple
claiming
to
be
God!
\VS{5}Don’t
you
remember
how,
when
I
was
with
you,
I
used
to
speak
to
you
of
all
this?
\VS{6}And
you
know
now
what
the restraining
influence
is
which prevents
his
appearing
before
his
appointed
time.
\VS{7}Wickedness,
indeed,
is
already
at
work
in
secret,
but
only
until
he
who
at
present
restrains
it
is
removed
out
of
the
way.
\VS{8}Then
the
lawless
person
will
be
revealed,
but
the
Lord
Jesus
will
destroy
him
with
the
breath
of
his
mouth,
annihilate
him
by
the splendour
of
his
coming.
\VS{9}When
the
lawless
person
comes,
there
will
be
great
activity
on
the
part
of
Satan,
in
the
form
of
all
kinds
of
deceptive
miracles,
signs,
and
marvels,
as
well
as
of
wicked
attempts
to delude –
\VS{10}to
the
ruin
of
those
who
are
on
the
path
to
destruction,
because
they
have
never
received
and
loved
the
truth
to
their
own
salvation.
\VS{11}That
is
why
God
places
them
under
the
influence
of
a
delusion,
to
cause
them
to
believe
a
lie;
\VS{12}so
that
sentence
may
be
passed
on
all
those
who
refuse
to
believe
the
truth,
but
delight
in
wickedness.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{13}But,
friends,
whom
the
Lord
loves,
it
is
our
duty
always
to
thank
God
about
you,
for,
from
the
first,
God
chose
you
for
salvation
through
the
purifying
influence
of
the
Spirit,
and
your
belief
in
the
truth.
\VS{14}To
this
you
were
called
by
the
good
news
which
we
brought
you,
to
attain
to
the
glory
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
\VS{15}Stand
firm
then,
friends,
and
hold
fast
to
the truths
that
we
taught
you,
whether
by
word
or
by
letter.
\VS{16}And
may
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
himself,
and
God
our
Father,
who
loved
us
and,
in
his
loving
kindness,
gave
us unfailing
consolation
and
good
ground
for
hope,
\VS{17}console
your
hearts,
and
strengthen
you
to
do
and
to
say
all
that
is
right.

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Conclusion
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}In
conclusion,
friends,
pray
for
us –
pray
that
the
Lord’s
message
may
spread
rapidly,
and
be
received
everywhere
with
honour,
as
it
was
among
you;
\VS{2}and
that
we
may
be
preserved
from wrong-headed
and
wicked
people –
for
it
is
not
everyone
who
believes
in Christ.
\VS{3}But
the
Lord
will
not
fail
you.
He
will
give
you
strength,
and
guard
you
from
evil.
\VS{4}Yes,
and
the
confidence
that
our
union
with
the
Lord enables
us
to
place
in
you
leads
us
to
believe
that
you
are
doing,
and
will
do,
what
we
direct
you.
\VS{5}May
the
Lord
bring
you
to
the
love
of
God,
and
to
the
patience
of
the
Christ.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{6}We
beg
you,
friends,
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
to
avoid
any follower
who
is
living
an ill-ordered
life,
which
is
not
in
agreement
with
the
teaching
that
you
received
from
us.
\VS{7}For
you
know
well
that
you
ought
to
follow
our
example.
When
we
were
with
you,
our
life
was
not ill-ordered,
\VS{8}nor
did
we
eat
anyone’s
bread
without
paying
for
it.
Night
and
day,
labouring
and
toiling,
we
used
to
work
at
our trades,
so
as
not
to
be
a
burden
on
any
of
you.
\VS{9}This
was
not
because
we
had
not
a
right
to
receive
support,
but
our
object
was
to
give
you
a
pattern
for
you
to
copy.
\VS{10}Indeed,
when
we
were
with
you,
the
rule
we
laid
down
was – “Whoever
does
not
choose
to
work
will
not
get
to
eat.”
\VS{11}We
hear
that
there
are
among
you
people
who
are
living ill-ordered
lives,
and
who,
instead
of
attending
to
their
own
business,
are
mere
busybodies.
\VS{12}All
such
people
we
beg,
and
implore,
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
to
attend
quietly
to
their
business,
and earn
their
own
living.
\VS{13}You,
friends,
must
not
grow
weary
of
doing
what
is
right.
\VS{14}If
anyone disregards
what
we
have
said
in
this
letter,
take
note
of
them
and
avoid
their
company,
so
that
they
may
feel
ashamed.
\VS{15}Yet
do
not
think
of
them
as
an
enemy,
but caution
them
as
you
would
a
brother
or
sister.
\VS{16}May
the
Lord,
from
whom
all
peace
comes,
himself
give
you
his
peace
at
all
times
and
in
all
ways.
May
he
be
with
you
all.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{17}I,
Paul,
add
this greeting
in
my
own handwriting.
It
is
my
signature
to
every
letter.
This
is
how
I
write.
\VS{18}May
the
blessing
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
be
with
you
all.\par }