,from www4ebible4org with slight reformatting by ,martin ,ward4 ,book #ec #b ,thessalonians #jja3jja ,paul1 ,silvanus1 and ,timothy1 to the assembly of the ,thessalonians in ,god our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 #jja3jjb ,grace to you and peace from ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #jja3jjc ,we are bound to always give thanks to ,god for you1 brothers1,the word for brothers here and where context allows may also be correctly translated brothers and sisters or siblings4 even as it is appropriate1 because your faith grows exceedingly1 and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds2 #jja3jjd so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of ,god for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure4 #jja3jje ,this is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of ,god1 to the end that you may be counted worthy of the ,kingdom of ,god1 for which you also suffer4 #jja3jjf ,since it is a righteous thing with ,god to repay affliction to those who afflict you1 #jja3jjg and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us1 when the ,lord ,jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire1 #jja3jjh giving vengeance to those who don't know ,god1 and to those who don't obey the ,good ,news of our ,lord ,jesus1 #jja3jji who will pay the penalty3 eternal destruction from the face of the ,lord and from the glory of his might1 #jja3jaj when he comes to be glorified in his saints1 and to be admired among all those who have believed 7because our testimony to you was believed7 in that day4 #jja3jaa ,to this end we also pray always for you1 that our ,god may count you worthy of your calling1 and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith1 with power2 #jja3jab that the name of our ,lord ,jesus,,tr adds ,christ may be glorified in you1 and you in him1 according to the grace of our ,god and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #jjb3jja ,now1 brothers1 concerning the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and our gathering together to him1 we ask you #jjb3jjb not to be quickly shaken in your mind1 nor yet be troubled1 either by spirit1 or by word1 or by letter as from us1 saying that the day of ,christ had come4 #jjb3jjc ,let no one deceive you in any way4 ,for it will not be1 unless the departure comes first1 and the man of sin is revealed1 the son of destruction1 #jjb3jjd he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called ,god or that is worshiped2 so that he sits as ,god in the temple of ,god1 setting himself up as ,god4 #jjb3jje ,don't you remember that1 when ,i was still with you1 ,i told you these things8 #jjb3jjf ,now you know what is restraining him1 to the end that he may be revealed in his own season4 #jjb3jjg ,for the mystery of lawlessness already works4 ,only there is one who restrains now1 until he is taken out of the way4 #jjb3jjh ,then the lawless one will be revealed1 whom the ,lord will kill with the breath of his mouth1 and destroy by the manifestation of his coming2 #jjb3jji even he whose coming is according to the working of ,satan with all power and signs and lying wonders1 #jjb3jaj and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost1 because they didn't receive the love of the truth1 that they might be saved4 #jjb3jaa ,because of this1 ,god sends them a working of error1 that they should believe a lie2 #jjb3jab that they all might be judged who didn't believe the truth1 but had pleasure in unrighteousness4 #jjb3jac ,but we are bound to always give thanks to ,god for you1 brothers loved by the ,lord1 because ,god chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the ,spirit and belief in the truth2 #jjb3jad to which he called you through our ,good ,news1 for the obtaining of the glory of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #jjb3jae ,so then1 brothers1 stand firm1 and hold the traditions which you were taught by us1 whether by word1 or by letter4 #jjb3jaf ,now our ,lord ,jesus ,christ himself1 and ,god our ,father1 who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace1 #jjb3jag comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word4 #jjc3jja ,finally1 brothers1 pray for us1 that the word of the ,lord may spread rapidly and be glorified1 even as also with you2 #jjc3jjb and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men2 for not all have faith4 #jjc3jjc ,but the ,lord is faithful1 who will establish you1 and guard you from the evil one4 #jjc3jjd ,we have confidence in the ,lord concerning you1 that you both do and will do the things we command4 #jjc3jje ,may the ,lord direct your hearts into the love of ,god1 and into the patience of ,christ4 #jjc3jjf ,now we command you1 brothers1 in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion1 and not after the tradition which they received from us4 #jjc3jjg ,for you know how you ought to imitate us4 ,for we didn't behave ourselves rebelliously among you1 #jjc3jjh neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it1 but in labor and travail worked night and day1 that we might not burden any of you2 #jjc3jji not because we don't have the right1 but to make ourselves an example to you1 that you should imitate us4 #jjc3jaj ,for even when we were with you1 we commanded you this3 ,if anyone will not work1 neither let him eat4 #jjc3jaa ,for we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion1 who don't work at all1 but are busybodies4 #jjc3jab ,now those who are that way1 we command and exhort in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that with quietness they work1 and eat their own bread4 #jjc3jac ,but you1 brothers1 don't be weary in doing well4 #jjc3jad ,if any man doesn't obey our word in this letter1 note that man1 that you have no company with him1 to the end that he may be ashamed4 #jjc3jae ,don't count him as an enemy1 but admonish him as a brother4 #jjc3jaf ,now may the ,lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways4 ,the ,lord be with you all4 #jjc3jag ,the greeting of me1 ,paul1 with my own hand1 which is the sign in every letter3 this is how ,i write4 #jjc3jah ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4 ,amen4