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,,! ,,second ,,epi/le ,,( ,,/4 ,,paul   
,,to ,,! ,,!ssalonians    ,9 ?is ,epi/le
 ,/4 ,paul admoni%es ! ,!ssalonians to  
be con/ant 9  ! fai? ( ,*ri/ & n to be  
t]rifi$ by ! ins9uations ( false  tea*]s
 tell+ !m t ! day ( judgm5t 0 ne> at h&1
 z  !re mu/ come _m signs & wond]s be=e 
x4 ,he bids !m to hold  firm !          

traditions receiv$ f him1 :e!r by ^w1 or
 by epi/le1  & %ews !m h[ !y may be     
c]ta9 ( 8 lett]s by ! mann] he  writes4 
#b ,!ssalonians ,*apt] #a    ,he gives  
?anks to ,god = _! fai? & con/ancy &    
prays = _!  advancem5t 9 all good4      
#a3a4 ,paul & ,sylvanus & ,timo?y1 to ! 
*ur* ( ! ,!ssalonians4  ,9 ,god our     
,fa!r & ! ,"l ,jesus ,*ri/1    #a3b4    
,grace unto y3 & peace f ,god our ,fa!r 
& f ! ,"l  ,jesus ,*ri/4    #a3c4 ,we   
are b\nd to give ?anks always to ,god = 
y1 bre?r51 z x  is fitt+1 because y\r   
fai? gr[e? exce$+ly & ! *>ity (  e "o ( 
y t[>ds ea* o!r ab\nde?4    #a3d4 ,s t  
we ourselves also glory 9 y 9 ! *ur*es (
 ,god1 =  y\r pati5ce & fai?1 & 9 all   
y\r p]secutions & tribulations3  :i* y  
endure    #a3e4 ,= an example ( ! j     
judgm5t ( ,god1 t y may be c\nt$  wor?y 
( ! k+dom ( ,god1 = :i* also y suff]4   
#a3f4 ,see+ x is a j ?+ ) ,god to repay 
tribulation to !m  t tr\ble y3    #a3g4 
,& to y :o are tr\bl$1 re/ ) u1 :5 ! ,"l
 ,jesus  %all be reveal$ f heav5 ) !    

angels ( 8 p[]3    #a3h4 ,9 a flame (   
fire1 giv+ v5geance to !m :o "k n ,god &
  :o obey n ! gospel ( our ,"l ,jesus   
,*ri/4    #a3i4 ,:o %all suff] et]nal   
puni%m5t 9 de/ruction1 f ! face  ( ! ,"l
 & f ! glory ( 8 p[]3    #a3aj4 ,:5 he  
%all come to be glorifi$ 9 8 sa9ts & to 
be made  wond]ful 9 all !m :o h believ$2
 because our te/imony 0  believ$ ^u y 9 
t day4    #a3aa4 ,:]e=e also we pray    
always = y3 ,t our ,god w\ld make y     
wor?y ( 8 vocation & fulfil all ! good  
pleasure ( 8 goodness  & ! "w ( fai? 9  
p[]3    #a3ab4 ,t ! "n ( our ,"l ,jesus 
may be glorifi$ 9 y1 & y  9 him1 accord+
 to ! grace ( our ,god & ( ! ,"l ,jesus 
,*ri/4    #b ,!ssalonians ,*apt] #b     
,! day ( ! ,"l is n to come till ! man (
 s9 be reveal$4 ,!  apo/le's traditions 
are to be obs]v$4    #b3a4 ,& we besee* 
y1 bre?r51 by ! com+ ( our ,"l ,jesus   
,*ri/ & ( our ga!r+ toge!r unto him3    
#b3b4 ,t y be n easily mov$ f y\r s5se  
nor be t]rifi$1  nei!r by _s nor by ^w  
nor by epi/le z s5t f u1 z if !  day ( !

 ,"l 7 at h&4    #b3c4 ,let no man      
deceive y by any means3 = unless !re    
come a revolt  fir/1 & ! man ( s9 be    
reveal$1 ! son ( p]dition    ,a         
revolt444 ,?is revolt1 or fall+ (f1 is  
g5]ally und]/ood1 by !  anci5t fa!rs1 ( 
a revolt f ! ,roman empire1 :i* 0 fir/  
to  be de/roy$1 be=e ! com+ ( ,anti*ri/4
 ,x may1 p]haps1 be  und]/ood also ( a  
revolt ( _m nations f ! ,ca?olic ,*ur*2 
:i* has1 9 "p1 happ5$ already1 by means 
( ,mahomet1 ,lu!r1 c41  & x may be      
suppos$1 w be m g5]al 9 ! days ( !      
,anti*ri/4 ,! man ( s9444  ,"h mu/ be   
meant "s p>ticul> man1  z is evid5t f ! 
frequ5t repetition ( ! ,greek article  1
 !  man ( s91 ! son ( p]dition1 !       
adv]s>y or oppos]4 ,x agrees to  ! wick$
 & great ,anti*ri/1 :o w come be=e ! end
 ( !  _w4    #b3d4 ,:o oppose? & is     
lift$ up above all t is call$ ,god or t 
is wor%ipp$1 s t he sitte? 9 ! temple ( 
,god1 %ew+ himself  z if he 7 ,god4     
,9 ! temple444 ,ei!r t ( ,j]usalem :i*  
"s ?9k he w  rebuild2 or 9 "s ,*ri/ian  

*ur*1 :i* he w p]v]t to 8 own  wor%ip3 z
 ,mahomet has done by ! *ur*es ( ! ea/4 
#b3e4 ,rememb] y n t1 :5 ,i 0 yet ) y1  
,i told y ^!  ?+s8    #b3f4 ,& n[ y "k  
:at )holde?1 t he may be reveal$ 9 8    
"t4    #b3g4 ,= ! my/]y ( iniquity      
already worke?3 only t he :o n[  holde? 
d hold1 until he be tak5 out ( ! way4   
#b3h4 ,& !n t wick$ "o %all be reveal$3 
:om ! ,"l ,jesus  %all kill ) ! _s ( 8  
m\? & %all de/roy ) !  brightness ( 8   
com+3 him    #b3i4 ,^: com+ is accord+  
to ! work+ ( ,satan1 9 all p[] &  signs 
& ly+ wond]s3    #b3aj4 ,& 9 all        
s$uction ( iniquity to !m t p]i%3       
because !y  receive n ! love ( ! tru?1 t
 !y might be sav$4 ,!re=e  ,god %all s5d
 !m ! op]ation ( error1 to believe ly+3 
,god %all s5d444  ,t is ,god %all suff] 
!m to be deceiv$ by ly+  wond]s1 & false
 miracles1 9 puni%m5t ( _! n ent]ta9+ ! 
love ( tru?4    #b3aa4 ,t all may be    
judg$ :o h n believ$ ! tru? b h  cons5t$
 to iniquity4    #b3ab4 ,b we ought to  
give ?anks to ,god always = y1 bre?r51  

belov$ ( ,god1 = t ,god ha? *os5 y      
fir/fruits unto salvation1  9           
sanctification ( ! _s & fai? ( ! tru?3  
#b3ac4 ,:]eunto also he ha? call$ y by  
our gospel1 unto !  pur*as+ ( ! glory ( 
our ,"l ,jesus ,*ri/4    #b3ad4 ,!re=e1 
bre?r51 /& fa/3 & hold ! traditions1 :i*
  y h le>n$1 :e!r by ^w or by our       
epi/le4    ,traditions444 ,see "h t !   
unwritt5 traditions are no less to be   
receiv$ ?an _! epi/les4    #b3ae4 ,n[   
our ,"l ,jesus ,*ri/ himself1 & ,god &  
our ,fa!r1 :o  ha? lov$ u & ha? giv5 u  
ev]la/+ consolation & good hope 9       
grace1    #b3af4 ,exhort y\r he>ts &    
confirm y 9 e good "w & ^w4    #b       
,!ssalonians ,*apt] #c    ,he begs _!   
pray]s & w>ns !m aga9/ idl5ess4    #c3a4
 ,= ! re/1 bre?r51 pray = u t ! ^w (    
,god may run  & may be glorifi$1 ev5 z  
among y3    ,may run444 ,t is1 may      
spread itself1 & h free c\rse4    #c3b4 
,& t we may be deliv]$ f importunate &  
evil m53 = all  m5 h n fai?4    #c3c4 ,b
 ,god is fai?ful1 :o w /r5g!n & keep y f

 evil4    #c3d4 ,& we h confid5ce       
conc]n+ y 9 ! ,"l t ! ?+s  :i* we comm&1
 y bo? d & w d4    #c3e4 ,& ! ,"l direct
 y\r he>ts1 9 ! *>ity ( ,god & !        
pati5ce ( ,*ri/4    #c3f4 ,& we *>ge y1 
bre?r51 9 ! "n ( our ,"l ,jesus ,*ri/1  
t y )draw y\rselves f e bro!r walk+     
disord]ly &  n accord+ to ! tradition   
:i* !y h receiv$ ( u4    #c3g4 ,=       
y\rselves "k h[ y ought to imitate u4 ,=
 we 7 n  disord]ly among y4    #c3h4    
,nei!r did we eat any man's bread =     
no?+3 b 9 lab\r &  9 toil we work$ night
 & day1 le/ we %\ld be *>geable to any (
  y4    #c3i4 ,n z if we _h n p[]3 b t  
we might give ourselves a  patt]n unto  
y1 to imitate u4    #c3aj4 ,= also1 :5  
we 7 ) y1 ?is we decl>$ to y3 t1 if  any
 man w n "w1 nei!r let him eat4         
#c3aa4 ,= we h he>d !re are "s among y  
:o walk disord]ly3  work+ n at all1 b   
curi\sly m$dl+4    #c3ab4 ,n[ we *>ge !m
 t are su* & besee* !m by ! ,"l  ,jesus 
,*ri/ t1 work+ ) sil5ce1 !y w\ld eat _! 
own bread4    #c3ac4 ,b y1 bre?r51 be n 

we>y 9 well do+4    #c3ad4 ,& if any man
 obey n our ^w by ?is epi/le1 note t man
  & d n keep company ) him1 t he may be 
a%am$4    #c3ae4 ,yet d n e/eem him z an
 enemy b admoni% him z a bro!r4         
#c3af4 ,n[ ! ,"l ( peace himself give y 
ev]la/+ peace 9 e  place4 ,! ,"l be ) y 
all4    #c3ag4 ,! salutation ( ,paul )  
my own h&3 :i* is ! sign 9  e epi/le4 ,s
 ,i write4    #c3ah4 ,! grace ( our ,"l 
,jesus ,*ri/ be ) y all4 ,am54