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+Title: The Bible, King James version, Book 53: 2 Thessalonians
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+*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK, THE BIBLE, KING JAMES, BOOK 53 ***
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+Book 53        2 Thessalonians
+
+53:001:001 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the
+           Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
+
+53:001:002 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord
+           Jesus Christ.
+
+53:001:003 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;
+
+53:001:004 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:
+
+53:001:005 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:
+
+53:001:006 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense
+           tribulation to them that trouble you;
+
+53:001:007 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus
+           shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
+
+53:001:008 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God,
+           and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
+
+53:001:009 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the
+           presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
+
+53:001:010 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.
+
+53:001:011 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:
+
+53:001:012 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.
+
+53:002:001 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus
+           Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
+
+53:002:002 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.
+
+53:002:003 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;
+
+53:002:004 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.
+
+53:002:005 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you
+           these things?
+
+53:002:006 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in
+           his time.
+
+53:002:007 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now
+           letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
+
+53:002:008 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:
+
+53:002:009 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all
+           power and signs and lying wonders,
+
+53:002:010 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that
+           perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that
+           they might be saved.
+
+53:002:011 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that
+           they should believe a lie:
+
+53:002:012 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but
+           had pleasure in unrighteousness.
+
+53:002:013 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:
+
+53:002:014 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the
+           glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
+
+53:002:015 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which
+           ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
+
+53:002:016 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,
+
+53:002:017 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and
+           work.
+
+53:003:001 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may
+           have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
+
+53:003:002 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men:
+           for all men have not faith.
+
+53:003:003 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you
+           from evil.
+
+53:003:004 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both
+           do and will do the things which we command you.
+
+53:003:005 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into
+           the patient waiting for Christ.
+
+53:003:006 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.
+
+53:003:007 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved
+           not ourselves disorderly among you;
+
+53:003:008 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:
+
+53:003:009 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an
+           ensample unto you to follow us.
+
+53:003:010 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if
+           any would not work, neither should he eat.
+
+53:003:011 For we hear that there are some which walk among you
+           disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
+
+53:003:012 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus
+           Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own
+           bread.
+
+53:003:013 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
+
+53:003:014 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.
+
+53:003:015 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
+
+53:003:016 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all
+           means. The Lord be with you all.
+
+53:003:017 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token
+           in every epistle: so I write.
+
+53:003:018 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
+
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