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19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?(A)

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Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.

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13 And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.[a](A)

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  1. 3.13 Other ancient authorities add Amen

23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound[a] and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.(A)

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  1. 5.23 Or complete

16 holding forth the word of life so that I can boast on the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.(A)

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14 as you have already understood us in part—that on the day of the Lord Jesus we are your boast even as you are our boast.(A)

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23 But each in its own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.

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27 “For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done.(A)

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28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.(A)

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12 “See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work.(A)

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Look! He is coming with the clouds;
    every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him,
    and all the tribes of the earth will wail on account of him.

So it is to be. Amen.(A)

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13 while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior,[a] Jesus Christ.(A)

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  1. 2.13 Or of the great God and our Savior

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly urge you:(A) proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage with the utmost patience in teaching.(B)

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15 For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died.[a]

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  1. 4.15 Gk fallen asleep

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

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

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A good wife is the crown of her husband,
    but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.(A)

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10 the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing,(A)

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

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Benediction

24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory with rejoicing,(A)

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And when the chief shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades away.(A)

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14 to keep the commandment without spot or blame until the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) 15 which he will bring about at the right time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords.(B)

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and to give relief to the afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels(A) in a fiery flame, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(B) These will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,(C) 10 when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be marveled at on that day among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. 11 To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.(D)

The Man of Lawlessness

As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters,(E)

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

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16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.(A) 17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to boast of my work for God. 18 For I will not be so bold as to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to win obedience from the gentiles, by word and deed, 19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit,[a] so that from Jerusalem and as far around as Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.(B)

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  1. 15.19 Other ancient authorities read the Spirit of God or the Holy Spirit