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| Book 53 - New
Testament Book of 2 Thessalonians - King James Version |
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SECOND
THESSALONIANS
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| Paul, and Silvanus,
and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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| Grace unto you, and
peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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| We are bound to
thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that
your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of
you all toward each other aboundeth;
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| So that we ourselves
glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in
all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
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| Which is a manifest
token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted
worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
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| Seeing it is a
righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that
trouble you;
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| And to you who are
troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from
heaven with his mighty angels,
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| In flaming fire
taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
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| Who shall be
punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the
Lord, and from the glory of his power;
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| When he shall come
to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that
believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that
day.
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| Wherefore also we
pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this
calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the
work of faith with power:
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| That the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him,
according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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| CHAPTER
2
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| Now we beseech you,
brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our
gathering together unto him,
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| That ye be not soon
shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word,
nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
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| Let no man deceive
you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a
falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of
perdition;
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| Who opposeth and
exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is
worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself that he is God.
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| Remember ye not,
that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
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| And now ye know what
withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
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| For the mystery of
iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let,
until he be taken out of the way.
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| And then shall that
Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of
his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
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| Even him, whose
coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and
lying wonders,
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| And with all
deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because
they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
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| And for this cause
God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a
lie:
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| That they all might
be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in
unrighteousness.
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| But we are bound to
give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord,
because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation
through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
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| Whereunto he called
you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
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| Therefore, brethren,
stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught,
whether by word, or our epistle.
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| Now our Lord Jesus
Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and
hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
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| Comfort your hearts,
and stablish you in every good word and work.
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| CHAPTER
3
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| Finally, brethren,
pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and
be glorified, even as it is with you:
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| And that we may be
delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not
faith.
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| But the Lord is
faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
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| And we have
confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do
the things which we command you.
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| And the Lord direct
your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for
Christ.
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| Now we command you,
brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw
yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not
after the tradition which he received of us.
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| For yourselves know
how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly
among you;
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| Neither did we eat
any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail
night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
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| Not because we have
not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow
us.
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| For even when we
were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work,
neither should he eat.
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| For we hear that
there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at
all, but are busybodies.
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| Now them that are
such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with
quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
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| But ye, brethren, be
not weary in well doing.
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| And if any man obey
not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company
with him, that he may be ashamed.
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| Yet count him not as
an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
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| Now the Lord of
peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with
you all.
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| The salutation of
Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I
write.
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| The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
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