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{I}1_{/}From Paul, 
Sylvanus and Timothy, to 
the church of the 
Thessalonians which is in 
God our Father and in 
Christ Jesus, the Lord.
{I}2_{/}May grace and 
peace be yours from God 
the Father and Christ 
Jesus, the Lord.
{I}3_{/}Brothers and 
sisters, we should give 
thanks to God at all 
times for you. It is 
fitting to do so, for 
your faith is growing and 
your love for one another 
increasing. {I}4_{/}We 
take pride in you among 
the churches of God 
because of your endurance 
and your faith in the 
midst of persecution and 
sufferings. {I}5_{/}In 
this the just judgment of 
God may be seen; for you 
must show yourselves 
worthy of the kingdom of 
God for which you are now 
suffering.
THE JUDGMENT AND THE 
COMING OF CHRIST{/}

{I}6_{/}Indeed, it is 
just that God repays with 
affliction those who 
persecute you, 
{I}7_{/}but to you who 
suffer, he will grant 
rest with us when the 
Lord Jesus will be shown 
in his Glory, coming from 
heaven and surrounded by 
his court of angels. 
{I}8_{/}Then with flaming 
fire will be punished 
those who do not 
recognize God and do not 
obey the Gospel of Jesus, 
our Lord.
{I}9_{/}They will be sent 
to eternal damnation far 
away from the face of the 
Lord and his mighty 
glory. {I}10_{/}On that 
day the Lord will be 
glorified in the midst of 
his saints, and reveal 
his wonders through those 
who believe in him, that 
is through you who have 
received our testimony.
{I}11_{/}This is why we 
constantly pray for you; 
may our God make you 
worthy of his calling. 
May he, by his power, 
fulfill your good 
purposes and your work 
prompted by faith. 
{I}12_{/}In that way, the 
name of Jesus our Lord 
will be glorified through 
you, and you through him, 
according to the loving 
plan of God and of Christ 
Jesus the Lord.
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{I}1_{/}Brothers and 
sisters, let  us speak 
about the coming of 
Christ Jesus, our Lord, 
and our gathering to meet 
him. {I}2_{/}Do not be 
easily unsettled. Do not 
be alarmed by what a 
prophet says or by any 
report, or by some letter 
said to be ours, saying 
the day of the Lord is at 
hand.
{I}3_{/}Do not let 
yourselves be deceived in 
any way. Apostasy must 
come first, when the man 
of Sin will appear, 
{I}4_{/}that instrument 
of evil who opposes and 
defiles whatever is 
considered divine and 
holy, even to the point 
of sitting in the temple 
of God and claiming to be 
God.
{I}5_{/}Do you not 
remember I spoke of it 
when I was still with 
you? {I}6_{/}But you also 
know what prevents him 
from appearing until his 
due time. {I}7_{/}The 
mystery of sin is already 
at work, but the one who 
restrains it at present 
has to be taken away. 
{I}8_{/}Then the wicked 
one will appear, whom the 
Lord is to sweep away 
with the breath of his 
mouth and destroy in the 
splendor of his coming. 
{I}9_{/}This lawless one 
will appear with the 
power of Satan, 
performing miracles and 
wonderful signs at the 
service of deception. 
{I}10_{/}All the deceits 
of evil will then be used 
for the ruin of those who 
refused to love truth and 
be saved. {I}11_{/}This 
is why God will send them 
the power of delusion, 
that they may believe 
what is false. 
{I}12_{/}So all those who 
chose wickedness instead 
of believing the truth 
will be condemned.
PERSEVERE IN FAITH{/}

{I}13_{/}But we have to 
give thanks for you at 
all times, dear brothers 
and sisters in the Lord. 
For God chose you from 
the beginning to be saved 
through true faith and to 
be made holy by the 
Spirit. {I}14_{/}To this 
end he called you through 
the gospel we preach, for 
he willed you to share 
the glory of Christ Jesus 
our Lord.
{I}15_{/}Because of that, 
brothers and sisters, 
stand firm and hold to 
the traditions that we 
taught you by word or by 
letter. {I}16_{/}May 
Christ Jesus our Lord who 
has loved us, may God our 
Father, who in his mercy 
gives us everlasting 
comfort and true hope, 
strengthen you. 
{I}17_{/}May he encourage 
your hearts and make you 
steadfast in every good 
work and word.
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{I}1_{/}Finally, brothers 
and sisters, pray for us 
that the Word of God may 
finish the race and be 
crowned as it was with 
you. {I}2_{/}May God 
guard us from wicked and 
evil people, since not 
everyone has faith. 
{I}3_{/}The Lord is 
faithful; he will 
strengthen you and keep 
you safe from the Evil 
One. {I}4_{/}Besides, we 
have in the Lord this 
confidence that you are 
doing and will continue 
to do what we order you. 
{I}5_{/}May the Lord 
direct your hearts to the 
love of God and to 
perseverance for the sake 
of Christ.
LET EVERYONE WORK{/}

{I}6_{/}We command you, 
beloved, to stay away 
from believers who are 
living in idleness 
contrary to the 
traditions we passed on 
to you. {I}7_{/}You know 
how you ought to follow 
our example: we worked 
while we were with you. 
{I}8_{/}Day and night we 
labored and toiled so as 
not to be a burden to any 
of you. {I}9_{/}We had 
the right to act 
otherwise, but we wanted 
to give you an example.
{I}10_{/}Besides, while 
we were with you, we said 
clearly: If anyone is not 
willing to work, neither 
should that one eat. 
{I}11_{/}However we heard 
that some among you live 
in idleness - busybodies, 
doing no work. 
{I}12_{/}In the name of 
Christ Jesus our Lord we 
command these people to 
work and earn their own 
living. {I}13_{/}And you, 
brothers and sisters, do 
not weary in doing what 
is right.
{I}14_{/}If someone does 
not obey our instruction 
in this letter, take note 
and do not have anything 
to do with him, so that 
he may be ashamed.
{I}15_{/}However, do not 
treat him as an enemy, 
but warn him as a 
brother.
{I}16_{/}May the Lord of 
peace give you his peace 
at all times and in every 
way. May the Lord be with 
you all.
{I}17_{/}I, Paul, write 
this greeting with my own 
hand. This is my 
signature in all my 
letters. This is how I 
write.
{I}18_{/}May the grace of 
Christ Jesus our Lord be 
with you.

