## Chapter 1

1

Thanksgiving for Faith and Perseverance

Paul 3972 and Silvanus 4610 and Timothy 5095,
2 ¶ Grace 5485 to you and peace 1515 from God 2316 the Father 3962 and the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
3 ¶ We ought 3784 always 3842 to give 2168 thanks 2168 to God 2316 for you, brethren 80, as is {only} fitting 514, because 3754 your faith 4102 is greatly 5232 enlarged 5232, and the love 26 of each 1538 one 1520 of you toward 1519 one 240 another 240 grows 4121 {ever} greater 4121;
4 therefore 5620, we ourselves 846 speak 1461 proudly 1461 of you among 1722 the churches 1577 of God 2316 for your perseverance 5281 and faith 4102 in the midst of all 3956 your persecutions 1375 and afflictions 2347 which 3739 you endure 430.
5 {This is} a plain 1730 indication 1730 of God's 2316 righteous 1342 judgment 2920 so 1519 that you will be considered 2661 worthy 2661 of the kingdom 932 of God 2316, for which 3739 indeed 2532 you are suffering 3958.
6 For after 1512 all 1512 it is {only} just 1342 for God 2316 to repay 467 with affliction 2347 those 3588 who afflict 2346 you,
7 and {to give} relief 425 to you who are afflicted 2346 and to us as well when 1722 the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 will be revealed 602 from heaven 3772 with His mighty 1411 angels 32 in flaming 5395 fire 4442,
8 dealing 1325 out retribution 1557 to those 3588 who do not know 3609 God 2316 and to those 3588 who do not obey 5219 the gospel 2098 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424.
9 These 3748 will pay 5099 the penalty 1349 of eternal 166 destruction 3639, away 575 from the presence 4383 of the Lord 2962 and from the glory 1391 of His power 2479,
10 when 3752 He comes 2064 to be glorified 1740 in His saints 40 on that day 2250, and to be marveled 2296 at among 1722 all 3956 who have believed 4100--for our testimony 3142 to you was believed 4100.
11 To this 3739 end 1519 also 2532 we pray 4336 for you always 3842, that our God 2316 will count 515 you worthy 515 of your calling 2821, and fulfill 4137 every 3956 desire 2107 for goodness 19 and the work 2041 of faith 4102 with power 1411,
12 so 3704 that the name 3686 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 will be glorified 1740 in you, and you in Him, according 2596 to the grace 5485 of our God 2316 and {the} Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.

## Chapter 2

1

Man of Lawlessness

Now 1161 we request 2065 you, brethren 80, with regard 5228 to the coming 3952 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 and our gathering 1997 together 1997 to Him,
2 that you not be quickly 5030 shaken 4531 from your composure 3563 or 3366 be disturbed 2360 either 3383 by a spirit 4151 or 3383 a message 3056 or 3383 a letter 1992 as if 5613 from us, to the effect 5613 that the day 2250 of the Lord 2962 has come 1764.
3 Let no 3361 one 5100 in any 3367 way 5158 deceive 1818 you, for {it will not come} unless the apostasy 646 comes 2064 first 4413, and the man 444 of lawlessness 458 is revealed 601, the son 5207 of destruction 684,
4 who opposes 480 and exalts 5229 himself above 1909 every 3956 so-called 3004 god 2316 or 2228 object 4574 of worship 4574, so 5620 that he takes 2523 his seat 2523 in the temple 3485 of God 2316, displaying 584 himself 1438 as being 1510 God 2316.
5 Do you not remember 3421 that while I was still 2089 with you, I was telling 3004 you these 3778 things 3778?
6 And you know 3609 what restrains 2722 him now 3568, so 1519 that in his time 2540 he will be revealed 601.
7 For the mystery 3466 of lawlessness 458 is already 2235 at work 1754; only 3440 he who now 737 restrains 2722 {will do so} until 2193 he is taken 1096 out of the way 3319.
8 Then 5119 that lawless 459 one 459 will be revealed 601 whom 3739 the Lord 2962 will slay 337 with the breath 4151 of His mouth 4750 and bring 2673 to an end 2673 by the appearance 2015 of His coming 3952;
9 {that is,} the one whose 3739 coming 3952 is in accord 2596 with the activity 1753 of Satan 4567, with all 3956 power 1411 and signs 4592 and false 5579 wonders 5059,
10 and with all 3956 the deception 539 of wickedness 93 for those 3588 who perish 622, because they did not receive 1209 the love 26 of the truth 225 so 1519 as to be saved 4982.
11 For this 3778 reason 1223 God 2316 will send 3992 upon them a deluding 4106 influence 1753 so 1519 that they will believe 4100 what 5579 is false 5579,
12 in order 2443 that they all 3956 may be judged 2919 who did not believe 4100 the truth 225, but took 2106 pleasure 2106 in wickedness 93.
13 ¶ But we should 3784 always 3842 give 2168 thanks 2168 to God 2316 for you, brethren 80 beloved 25 by the Lord 2962, because 3754 God 2316 has chosen 138 you from the beginning 746 for salvation 4991 through 1722 sanctification 38 by the Spirit 4151 and faith 4102 in the truth 225.
14 It was for this 3739 He called 2564 you through 1223 our gospel 2098, that you may gain 4047 the glory 1391 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
15 So 686 then 686, brethren 80, stand 4739 firm 4739 and hold 2902 to the traditions 3862 which 3739 you were taught 1321, whether 1535 by word 3056 {of mouth} or 1535 by letter 1992 from us.
16 ¶ Now 1161 may our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 Himself 846 and God 2316 our Father 3962, who has loved 25 us and given 1325 us eternal 166 comfort 3874 and good 18 hope 1680 by grace 5485,
17 comfort 3870 and strengthen 4741 your hearts 2588 in every 3956 good 18 work 2041 and word 3056.

## Chapter 3

1

Exhortation

Finally 3062, brethren 80, pray 4336 for us that the word 3056 of the Lord 2962 will spread 5143 rapidly 5143 and be glorified 1392, just 2531 as {it did} also 2532 with you;
2 and that we will be rescued 4506 from perverse 824 and evil 4190 men 444; for not all 3956 have faith 4102.
3 But the Lord 2962 is faithful 4103, and He will strengthen 4741 and protect 5442 you from the evil 4190 {one.}
4 We have 3982 confidence 3982 in the Lord 2962 concerning 1909 you, that you are doing 4160 and will {continue to} do 4160 what 3739 we command 3853.
5 May the Lord 2962 direct 2720 your hearts 2588 into the love 26 of God 2316 and into the steadfastness 5281 of Christ 5547.
6 ¶ Now 1161 we command 3853 you, brethren 80, in the name 3686 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, that you keep 4724 away 4724 from every 3956 brother 80 who leads 4043 an unruly 814 life 4043 and not according 2596 to the tradition 3862 which 3739 you received 3880 from us.
7 For you yourselves 846 know 3609 how 4459 you ought 1163 to follow 3401 our example 3401, because 3754 we did not act 812 in an undisciplined 812 manner 812 among 1722 you,
8 nor 3761 did we eat 2068 anyone's bread 740 without 1431 paying 1431 for it, but with labor 2873 and hardship 3449 we {kept} working 2038 night 3571 and day 2250 so 4314 that we would not be a burden 1912 to any 5100 of you;
9 not because 3754 we do not have 2192 the right 1849 {to this,} but in order 2443 to offer 1325 ourselves 1438 as a model 5179 for you, so 1519 that you would follow 3401 our example 3401.
10 For even 2532 when 3753 we were with you, we used to give 3853 you this 3778 order 3853: if 1487 anyone 5100 is not willing 2309 to work 2038, then 3754 he is not to eat 2068, either 3366.
11 For we hear 191 that some 5100 among 1722 you are leading 4043 an undisciplined 814 life 4043, doing 2038 no 3367 work 2038 at all 3367, but acting 4020 like 4020 busybodies 4020.
12 Now 1161 such 5108 persons 5108 we command 3853 and exhort 3870 in the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 to work 2038 in quiet 2271 fashion 2271 and eat 2068 their own 1438 bread 740.
13 But as for you, brethren 80, do not grow 1457 weary 1457 of doing 2569 good 2569.
14 ¶ If 1487 anyone 5100 does not obey 5219 our instruction 3056 in this 3588 letter 1992, take 4593 special 4593 note 4593 of that person 3778 and do not associate 4874 with him, so 2443 that he will be put 1788 to shame 1788.
15 {Yet} do not regard 2233 him as an enemy 2190, but admonish 3560 him as a brother 80.
16 ¶ Now 1161 may the Lord 2962 of peace 1515 Himself 846 continually grant 1325 you peace 1515 in every 3956 circumstance 5158. The Lord 2962 be with you all 3956!
17 ¶ I, Paul 3972, write this 3588 greeting 783 with my own 1699 hand 5495, and this 3739 is a distinguishing 4592 mark 4592 in every 3956 letter 1992; this 3779 is the way 3779 I write 1125.
18 The grace 5485 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 be with you all 3956.