Paul, ^aand Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians ^bin God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: ² Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ³ We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith ^cgroweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; ⁴ So that ^dwe ourselves glory in you in the churches of God ^efor your patience and faith ^fin all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: ⁵ Which is ^ga manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted ^hworthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: ^{6 i}Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; ⁷ And to you who are troubled ^jrest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, ^{8 l}In flaming fire taking vengeance on them ^kthat know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: ⁹ Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and ^mfrom the glory of his power; ¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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: ^{12 n}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.

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^oand by our gathering together unto him, ² 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. ³ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, ^rexcept there come a falling away first, and ^qthat man of sin be revealed, ^pthe son of perdition; ⁴ Who opposeth and ^sexalteth 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. ⁵ Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? ⁶ And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. ⁷ For ^tthe mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. ⁸ And then shall that Wicked be revealed, ^wwhom the Lord shall consume ^vwith the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy ^uwith the brightness of his coming: ⁹ Even him, whose coming is ^xafter the working of Satan with all power and ^ysigns and lying wonders, ¹⁰ And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in ^zthem that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And ^afor this cause God shall send them strong delusion, ^bthat they should believe a lie: ¹² That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

¹³ 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: ¹⁴ Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁵ Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold ^cthe traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. ¹⁶ Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, ^dwhich hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, ¹⁷ Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: ² And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. ³ But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and ^ekeep you from evil. ⁴ And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. ⁵ And ^fthe Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

⁶ Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^gthat ye withdraw yourselves ^hfrom every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. ⁷ For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; ⁸ Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but ⁱwrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: ^{9 j}Not because we have not power, but to make ^kourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. ¹⁰ For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, ^lthat if any would not work, neither should he eat. ¹¹ For we hear that there are some which walk among you ^mdisorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. ¹² Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁿthat with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. ¹³ But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. ¹⁴ 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. ^{15 o}Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

¹⁶ Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. ¹⁷ The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. ¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.