3 aFinally, brethren, bpray for us, that the word of the Lord †cmay have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2 And that dwe may be delivered from †unreasonable and wicked men: efor all men have not faith. 3 But fthe Lord is faithful, who shall gstablish you, and hkeep you from ievil. 4 And kwe have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. 5 And the Lord ldirect your hearts into the love of God, and into ||the patient waiting for Christ.

6 Now we command you, brethren, min the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, nthat ye owithdraw yourselves from every pbrother that qwalketh disorderly, and not after rthe tradition which he received of us. 7 For yourselves know how ye ought sto follow us: for twe behaved not ourselves qdisorderly among you; 8 Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but uwrought with uulabour and travail unight and day, that we might not be uchargeable to any of you: 9 vNot because we have not power, but to make ourselves wan ensample unto you sto follow us. 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that xif any would not work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some which qwalk among you disorderly, xworking not at all, but are ybusybodies. 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, xthat with zquietness they work, and eat their own bread. 13 But ye, brethren, ||abe not weary in well doing. 14 And if any man obey not our word ||by bthis epistle, note that man, and chave no company with him, that dhe may be ashamed. 15 eYet count him not as an enemy, but fadmonish him as a brother. 16 Now gthe Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

17 hThe salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. 18 iThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

The second epistle to the Thessalonians was written afrom Athens.

1 *aPaul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 bWe are bound to cthank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your cfaith groweth exceedingly, and the ccharity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; 4 dSo that we ourselves glory in you in ethe churches of God for your cpatience and cfaith fin all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: 5 Which is ga manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be hcounted worthy of the kingdom of God, ffor which ye also suffer: 6 iSeeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7 And jto you who are troubled krest with us, when lthe Lord Jesus mshall be revealed from heaven nwith †his mighty angels, 8 oIn flaming fire ||ptaking vengeance on them qthat know not God, and rthat obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 sWho shall be punished with everlasting tdestruction ufrom the presence of the Lord, and wfrom the glory of his power; 10 wWhen he shall come xto be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our xxtestimony among you ywas believed) zin that day. 11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would ||hcount you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the agood pleasure of his bgoodness, and cthe work of faith with power: 12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ dmay be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Now we beseech you, brethren, aby the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by bour gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or cbe troubled, neither dby spirit, nor eby word, nor eby letter as from us, as that fthe day of Christ is at hand. 3 gLet no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, hexcept there come ia falling away first, and jthat man of sin be revealed, kthe son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and jexalteth himself above all lthat is called God, or mthat is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 nRemember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what ||owithholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For pthe mystery of qiniquity doth already work: only he who now oletteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that jqWicked be revealed, rwhom the Lord shall consume swith the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with tthe brightness of ahis coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is uafter the working of wSatan xwith all power and ysigns and lying ywonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of zunrighteousness in athem that perish; because they received not bthe love of zthe truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause cGod shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe da lie: 12 That they all might be damned who ebelieved not zthe truth, but fhad pleasure in zunrighteousness.

13 But gwe are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, hbrethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath ifrom the beginning chosen you to salvation kthrough sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto lhe called you by our gospel, mto the obtaining of the lglory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, nstand fast, and hold othe traditions which ye have been taught, whether pby word, or pour epistle. 16 Now qour Lord Jesus Christ himself, and rGod, even our Father, swhich hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting tconsolation and ugood hope through grace, 17 vComfort your hearts, and wstablish you in every xgood word and work.

3 aFinally, brethren, bpray for us, that the word of the Lord †cmay have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2 And that dwe may be delivered from †unreasonable and wicked men: efor all men have not faith. 3 But fthe Lord is faithful, who shall gstablish you, and hkeep you from ievil. 4 And kwe have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. 5 And the Lord ldirect your hearts into the love of God, and into ||the patient waiting for Christ.

6 Now we command you, brethren, min the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, nthat ye owithdraw yourselves from every pbrother that qwalketh disorderly, and not after rthe tradition which he received of us. 7 For yourselves know how ye ought sto follow us: for twe behaved not ourselves qdisorderly among you; 8 Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but uwrought with uulabour and travail unight and day, that we might not be uchargeable to any of you: 9 vNot because we have not power, but to make ourselves wan ensample unto you sto follow us. 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that xif any would not work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some