Therefore, my brothers,[a] whom I love and (A)long for, (B)my joy and (C)crown, (D)stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 4:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 8, 21

13 so that he may (A)establish your hearts blameless in holiness before (B)our God and Father, at (C)the coming of our Lord Jesus (D)with all his saints.

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23 Now may (A)the God of peace himself (B)sanctify you completely, and may your (C)whole (D)spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at (E)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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16 holding fast to (A)the word of life, so that in (B)the day of Christ (C)I may be proud that (D)I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

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14 just as you did (A)partially understand us—that (B)on the day of our Lord Jesus (C)you will boast of us as (D)we will boast of you.

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23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then (A)at his coming (B)those who belong to Christ.

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Children of God

28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that (A)when he appears (B)we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his (C)coming.

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12 “Behold, (A)I am coming soon, (B)bringing my recompense with me, (C)to repay each one for what he has done.

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Behold, (A)he is coming with the clouds, and (B)every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail[a] on account of him. Even so. Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:7 Or mourn

13 (A)waiting for our blessed (B)hope, the (C)appearing of the glory of our great (D)God and Savior Jesus Christ,

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Preach the Word

(A)I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, (B)who is to judge the living and the dead, and by (C)his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; (D)reprove, rebuke, and (E)exhort, with complete patience and teaching.

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15 For this we declare to you (A)by a word from the Lord,[a] that (B)we who are alive, who are left until (C)the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Or by the word of the Lord

You shall be (A)a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
    and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

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(A)Grandchildren are (B)the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of children is their fathers.

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(A)An excellent wife is (B)the crown of her husband,
    but she who (C)brings shame is like (D)rottenness in his bones.

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10 the twenty-four elders (A)fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast (B)their crowns before the throne, saying,

11 (C)“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
for (D)you created all things,
    and (E)by your will they existed and were created.”

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Doxology

24 (A)Now to him who is able (B)to keep you from stumbling and (C)to present you (D)blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,

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And when (A)the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the (B)unfading (C)crown of glory.

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14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until (A)the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which he will display (B)at the proper time—he who is (C)the blessed and only Sovereign, (D)the King of kings and Lord of lords,

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and to grant (A)relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when (B)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven (C)with his mighty angels (D)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those (E)who do not know God and on those who (F)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of (G)eternal destruction, (H)away from[a] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 (I)when he comes on (J)that day (K)to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our (L)testimony to you (M)was believed. 11 To this end we (N)always pray for you, that our God may (O)make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every (P)work of faith by his power, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus (Q)may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Man of Lawlessness

Now concerning (R)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our (S)being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,[b]

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Or destruction that comes from
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 13, 15

Therefore (A)do not pronounce judgment before the time, (B)before the Lord comes, (C)who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. (D)Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

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16 to be (A)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles (B)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that (C)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have (D)reason to be proud of (E)my work for God. 18 For I will not venture to speak of anything except (F)what Christ has accomplished through me (G)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, 19 (H)by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that (I)from Jerusalem and all the way around (J)to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ;

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