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Salutation
Paul, Silva′nus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalo′nians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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and to grant rest with us to you who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
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inflicting vengeance upon those who do not know God and upon those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
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They shall suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
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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.
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The Man of Lawlessness
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to meet him, we beg you, brethren,
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not to be quickly shaken in mind or excited, either by spirit or by word, or by letter purporting to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
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And then the lawless one will be revealed, and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by his appearing and his coming.
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Chosen for Salvation
But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
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To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
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Request for Prayer
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed on and triumph, as it did among you,
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But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from evil.
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And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things which we command.
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May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
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Warning against Idleness
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.
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Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work in quietness and to earn their own living.
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Final Greetings and Benediction
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
