,weymouth ,new ,testament in ,modern ,speech1 #b ,thessalonians ,third ,edition #aiac ,r4 ,f4 ,weymouth ,book #ec #b ,thessalonians #jja3jja ,paul1 ,silas1 and ,timothy3 ,to the ,church of the ,thessalonians which is in ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #jja3jjb ,may grace and peace be granted to you from ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #jja3jjc ,unceasing thanks are due from us to ,god on your behalf1 brethren4 ,they are appropriate because your faith is growing greatly1 and the love of every one of you for all the others goes on increasing4 #jja3jjd ,it so increases that we ourselves make honourable mention of you among the ,churches of ,god because of your patience and faith amid all your persecutions and amid the afflictions which you are enduring4 #jja3jje ,for these are a plain token of ,god's righteous judgement1 which has in view your being deemed worthy of admission to ,god's ,kingdom1 for the sake of which1 indeed1 you are sufferers4 #jja3jjf ,a plain token of ,god's righteous judgement1 ,i say1 since it is a righteous thing for ,him to requite with affliction those who are now afflicting you2 #jja3jjg and to requite with rest you who are suffering affliction now-- rest with us at the re-appearing of the ,lord ,jesus from ,heaven1 attended by ,his mighty angels4 #jja3jjh ,he will come in flames of fire to take vengeance on those who have no knowledge of ,god1 and do not obey the ,good ,news as to ,jesus1 our ,lord4 #jja3jji ,they will pay the penalty of eternal destruction1 being banished from the presence of the ,lord and from ,his glorious majesty1 #jja3jaj when ,he comes on that day to be glorified in ,his people and to be wondered at among all who have believed1 including you-- because you believed the testimony which we brought for your acceptance4 #jja3jaa ,it is with this view also that we continually pray to our ,god for you1 asking that ,he will count you worthy of ,his call1 and by ,his mighty power fully gratify your every desire for what is truly good and make your work of faith complete2 #jja3jab in order that the name of our ,lord ,jesus may be glorified in you1 and that you may be glorified in ,him--so wonderful is the grace of our ,god and of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ6 #jjb3jja ,but with respect to the ,coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ and our being gathered to meet ,him1 we entreat you1 brethren1 #jjb3jjb not readily to become unsettled in mind or troubled-- either by any pretended spiritual revelation or by any message or letter claiming to have been sent by us--through fancying that the day of the ,lord is now here4 #jjb3jjc ,let no one in any way deceive you1 for that day cannot come without the coming of the apostasy first1 and the appearing of the man of sin1 the son of perdition1 who sets himself against1 #jjb3jjd and exalts himself above1 every so-called god' or object of worship1 and goes the length of taking his seat in the very temple of ,god1 giving it out that he himself is ,god4 #jjb3jje ,do you not remember that while ,i was still with you ,i used to tell you all this8 #jjb3jjf ,and now you know what restrains him1 in order that his true character may be revealed at his appointed time4 #jjb3jjg ,for lawlessness is already at work in secret2 but only until the man who is now exercising a restraining influence is removed1 #jjb3jjh and then the ,lawless one will be revealed1 whom the ,lord ,jesus will sweep away with the tempest of ,his anger1 and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendour of ,his ,coming4 #jjb3jji ,the appearing of the ,lawless one will be attended by various miracles and tokens and delusive marvels--for so ,satan works-- #jjb3jaj and by every kind of wicked deception for those who are on the way to perdition because they did not welcome into their hearts the love of the truth1 so that they might be saved4 #jjb3jaa ,and for this reason ,god sends them a misleading influence that they may believe the lie2 #jjb3jab in order that all may come under judgement who have refused to believe the truth and have taken pleasure in unrighteousness4 #jjb3jac ,and from us thanks are always due to ,god on your behalf-- brethren whom the ,lord loves--because ,god from the beginning has chosen you for salvation through the ,spirit's sanctifying influence and your belief in the truth4 #jjb3jad ,to this blessing ,god has called you by our ,good ,news1 so that you may have a share in the glory of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #jjb3jae ,so then1 brethren1 stand your ground1 and hold fast to the teachings which you have received from us1 whether by word of mouth or by letter4 #jjb3jaf ,and may our ,lord ,jesus ,christ ,himself--and ,god our ,father who has loved us and has given us in ,his grace eternal consolation and a bright hope-- #jjb3jag comfort your hearts and make you stedfast in every good work and word4 #jjc3jja ,finally1 brethren1 pray for us1 asking that the ,lord's ,message may be spread rapidly and its glory be displayed1 as it was displayed among you2 #jjc3jjb and that we may be delivered from wrong-headed and wicked men2 for it is not everybody who has faith4 #jjc3jjc ,but the ,lord is faithful1 and ,he will make you stedfast and will guard you from the ,evil one4 #jjc3jjd ,and we have confidence in the ,lord in regard to you that you are doing1 and will do1 what we command4 #jjc3jje ,and may the ,lord guide your hearts into the love of ,god and into the patience of ,christ4 #jjc3jjf ,but1 by the authority of the ,lord1 we command you1 brethren1 to stand aloof from every brother whose life is disorderly and not in accordance with the teaching which all received from us4 #jjc3jjg ,for you yourselves know that it is your duty to follow our example4 ,there was no disorder in our lives among you1 #jjc3jjh nor did we eat any one's bread without paying for it1 but we laboured and toiled1 working hard night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you4 #jjc3jji ,this was not because we had not a claim upon you1 but it arose from a desire to set you an example--for you to imitate us4 #jjc3jaj ,for even when we were with you1 we laid down this rule for you3 ,if a man does not choose to work1 neither shall he eat4 #jjc3jaa ,for we hear that there are some of you who live disorderly lives and are mere idle busybodies4 #jjc3jab ,to persons of that sort our injunction--and our command by the authority of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ--is that they are to work quietly and eat their own honestly-earned bread4 #jjc3jac ,but you1 brethren1 must not grow weary in the path of duty2 #jjc3jad and if any one refuses to obey these our written instructions1 mark that man and hold no communication with him-- so that he may be made to feel ashamed4 #jjc3jae ,and yet do not regard him as an enemy1 but caution him as a brother4 #jjc3jaf ,and may the ,lord of peace ,himself continually grant you peace in every sense4 ,the ,lord be with you all4 #jjc3jag ,i ,paul add the greeting with my own hand1 which is the credential in every letter of mine4 #jjc3jah ,this is my handwriting4 ,may the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4