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

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul,
Silvanus,
and
Timothy,
to
the
assembly
of
the
Thessalonians
in
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ:
\VS{2}Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}We
are bound
to
always
give
thanks
to
God
for
you,
brothers,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:3 }
The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
even
as
it
is
appropriate,
because
your
faith
grows exceedingly,
and
the
love
of
each
and
every
one
of
you towards
one
another abounds,
\VS{4}so
that
we
ourselves
boast
about
you
in
the
assemblies
of
God
for
your
perseverance
and
faith
in
all
your
persecutions
and
in
the
afflictions
which
you
endure.
\VS{5}This
is
an obvious sign
of
the
righteous judgement
of
God,
to
the
end
that
you
may
be counted
worthy
of
God’s
Kingdom,
for
which
you
also
suffer.
\VS{6}For it
is
a
righteous thing
with
God
to
repay
affliction
to
those
who
afflict
you,
\VS{7}and
to give
relief
to
you
who
are
afflicted
with
us
when
the
Lord
Jesus
is
revealed
from
heaven
with
his
mighty
angels
in flaming fire,
\VS{8}punishing
those
who
don’t
know
God,
and
to
those
who
don’t
obey
the
Good
News
of
our
Lord
Jesus,
\VS{9}who
will
pay
the
penalty:
eternal
destruction
from
the
face
of
the
Lord
and
from
the
glory
of
his
might,
\VS{10}when
he
comes
in
that
day
to
be
glorified
in
his
saints
and
to
be
admired amongst
all
those
who
have
believed,
because
our
testimony
to
you
was
believed.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}To
this
end
we
also
pray
always
for
you
that
our
God
may
count
you
worthy
of
your
calling,
and fulfil
every
desire
of
goodness
and
work
of
faith
with
power,
\VS{12}that
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:12 }
TR adds “Christ”}
may
be
glorified
in
you,
and
you
in
him,
according
to
the
grace
of
our
God
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now,
brothers,
concerning
the
coming
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
and
our
gathering
together
to
him,
we
ask
you
\VS{2}not
to
be
quickly
shaken
in
your
mind
or troubled,
either
by
spirit
or
by
word
or
by
letter
as
if
from
us,
saying
that
the
day
of
Christ
has already
come.
\VS{3}Let
no
one
deceive
you
in
any
way.
For
it
will
not
be
unless
the rebellion\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:3 }
or,
falling away, or,
defection}
comes
first,
and
the
man
of sin
is
revealed,
the
son
of
destruction.
\VS{4}He
opposes
and
exalts
himself
against
all
that
is
called
God
or
that
is worshipped,
so
that
he
sits
as
God
in
the
temple
of
God, setting
himself
up
as
God.
\VS{5}Don’t
you
remember
that
when
I
was
still
with
you,
I
told
you
these
things?
\VS{6}Now
you
know
what
is restraining
him,
to
the
end
that
he
may
be
revealed
in
his
own
season.
\VS{7}For
the
mystery
of
lawlessness
already
works.
Only
there
is
one
who
restrains
now,
until
he
is
taken
out
of
the
way.
\VS{8}Then
the
lawless
one
will
be
revealed,
whom
the
Lord
will
kill
with
the
breath
of
his
mouth
and destroy
by
the manifestation
of
his
coming;
\VS{9}even
he
whose
coming
is
according
to
the
working
of
Satan
with
all
power
and
signs
and
lying
wonders,
\VS{10}and
with
all
deception
of
wickedness
for
those
who
are being
lost,
because
they
didn’t
receive
the
love
of
the
truth,
that
they
might
be
saved.
\VS{11}Because
of
this,
God
sends
them
a powerful delusion,
that
they
should
believe
a
lie,
\VS{12}that
they
all
might
be
judged
who
didn’t
believe
the
truth,
but
had
pleasure
in
unrighteousness.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}But
we
are bound
to
always
give
thanks
to
God
for
you,
brothers
loved
by
the
Lord,
because
God
chose
you
from
the
beginning
for
salvation
through
sanctification
of
the
Spirit
and belief
in
the
truth,
\VS{14}to
which
he
called
you
through
our
Good
News,
for
the
obtaining
of
the
glory
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
\VS{15}So
then,
brothers,
stand
firm
and
hold
the
traditions
which
you
were
taught
by us,
whether
by
word
or
by
letter.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Now
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
himself,
and
God
our
Father,
who
loved
us
and
gave
us
eternal
comfort
and
good
hope
through
grace,
\VS{17}comfort
your
hearts
and
establish
you
in
every
good
work
and
word.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Finally,
brothers,
pray
for
us,
that
the
word
of
the
Lord
may
spread
rapidly
and
be
glorified,
even
as
also
with
you,
\VS{2}and
that
we
may
be
delivered
from unreasonable
and
evil
men;
for
not
all
have
faith.
\VS{3}But
the
Lord
is
faithful,
who
will
establish
you
and
guard
you
from
the
evil
one.
\VS{4}We
have
confidence
in
the
Lord
concerning
you,
that
you
both
do
and
will
do
the
things
we
command.
\VS{5}May
the
Lord
direct
your
hearts
into
God’s
love
and
into
the
perseverance
of
Christ.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Now
we
command
you,
brothers,
in
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
that
you withdraw
yourselves
from
every
brother
who
walks
in rebellion
and
not
after
the
tradition
which
they
received
from
us.
\VS{7}For
you
know
how
you
ought
to
imitate
us.
For
we
didn’t behave
ourselves rebelliously amongst
you,
\VS{8}neither
did
we
eat
bread
from
anyone’s hand
without paying
for
it,
but
in labour
and travail
worked
night
and
day,
that
we
might
not
burden
any
of
you.
\VS{9}This
was
not
because
we
don’t
have
the
right,
but
to
make
ourselves
an
example
to
you,
that
you
should
imitate
us.
\VS{10}For
even
when
we
were
with
you,
we
commanded
you
this: “If
anyone
is
not
willing
to
work,
don’t
let
him
eat.”
\VS{11}For
we
hear
of
some
who
walk amongst
you
in rebellion,
who
don’t
work
at
all,
but are
busybodies.
\VS{12}Now
those
who
are
that
way,
we
command
and
exhort
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
that
they
work
with quietness
and
eat
their
own
bread.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}But
you,
brothers,
don’t
be weary
in
doing
what
is right.
\VS{14}If
any
man
doesn’t
obey
our
word
in
this
letter,
note
that
man
and
have
no company
with
him,
to
the
end
that
he
may
be ashamed.
\VS{15}Don’t
count
him
as
an
enemy,
but
admonish
him
as
a
brother.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Now
may
the
Lord
of
peace
himself
give
you
peace
at
all times
in
all ways.
The
Lord
be
with
you
all.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}I,
Paul,
write
this
greeting
with
my
own
hand,
which
is
the
sign
in
every
letter.
This
is
how
I
write.
\VS{18}The
grace
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
be
with
you
all. Amen.
\par }