Author: Paul with Silvanus and Timothy (1:1).Time of Writing: Approximately A.D. 54, as with the first Epistle (1:1).Place of Writing: Corinth.Recipient: The church of the Thessalonians (1:1).
2Th1:1-aPaul and Silvanus and Timothy to the 1church of the 2Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2Th1:2- Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2Th1:3- We ought to athank God always concerning you, brothers, even as it is fitting, because your 1bfaith grows exceedingly and the love of each one of you all to one another is increasing, 2Th1:4- So that we ourselves aboast in you among the churches of God concerning your 1endurance and faith in all your bpersecutions and the afflictions which you bear, 2Th1:5- A plain aindication of the 1righteous judgment of God, that you may be accounted bworthy of the 2ckingdom of God, for which also you suffer; 2Th1:6- Since itis just with God to repay with affliction those afflicting you, 2Th1:7- And to you who are being afflicted, 1rest with us at the arevelation of the Lord Jesus from bheaven with the cangels of His power, in flaming dfire, 2Th1:8- Rendering vengeance to those who do anot know God and to those who do not bobey the gospel of our Lord Jesus 1Christ. 2Th1:9- They will pay the penalty of eternal adestruction from the 1presence of the Lord and from the bglory of His strength 2Th1:10- When He acomes to be 1bglorified in His saints and to be marveled at in all those who have believed (because our ctestimony to you was believed) in dthat day. 2Th1:11- For which also we apray always concerning you, that our God may count you bworthy of your calling and may fulfill in cpoweryour every 1good intention for goodness and yourdwork of faith, 2Th1:12- So that the aname of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the 1grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2Th2:1- Now we ask you, brothers, 1with regard to the 2acoming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our bgathering together 3to Him, 2Th2:2- That you be not quickly shaken 1in mind nor alarmed, neither by a 2aspirit nor by word nor by a letter as if by us, to the effect that the 3day of the Lord has come. 2Th2:3- Let no one 1deceive you in any way, because itwillnotcome unless the 2aapostasy comes first and the 3man of blawlessness is revealed, the cson of dperdition, 2Th2:4- Who opposes and 1aexalts himself above all that is called bGod or an object of worship, so that he csits in the 2dtemple of God, setting himself forth, saying that ehe is God. 2Th2:5- Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I said these things to you? 2Th2:6- And now you know that which 1restrains, so that he might be revealed in his own 2time. 2Th2:7- For itis the 1mystery of alawlessnessthat is now operating, but only until the one now restraining 2goes out of the way. 2Th2:8- And then the alawless one will be revealed (whom the Lord Jesus will 1slay by the 2bbreath of His cmouth and dbring to nothing by the 3manifestation of His 4ecoming), 2Th2:9- The coming of whom is 1according to Satan’s operation in all apower and bsigns and wonders of a 2lie 2Th2:10- And in all deceit of unrighteousness among those who are aperishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved. 2Th2:11- And 1because of this God asends to them an operation of error that they might believe the blie, 2Th2:12- So that all who have not believed the atruth but have taken 1pleasure in unrighteousness might be judged.
2Th3:6- Now we charge you, brothers, in the aname of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you bkeep away from every brother 1walkingcdisorderly and not according to the 2dthings which were handed down toyouand which you received from us. 2Th3:7- For you yourselves know how you ought to aimitate us, because we were 1not disorderly among you; 2Th3:8- Nor did we eat bread as a gift from anyone, but in alabor and hardship we bworked night and day so that we would not be cburdensome to any of you; 2Th3:9- Not because we do not have the aright, but in order that we might give ourselves to you as a bpattern that you might cimitate us. 2Th3:10- For even when we were with you, we gave you this acharge, that if anyone does not want to work, neither should he beat. 2Th3:11- For we hear of some walking among you adisorderly, doing no work at all, but being 1bbusybodies. 2Th3:12- Now such ones we acharge and bexhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to cwork with dquietness and eeat their own bread. 2Th3:13- But you, brothers, do not alose heart in doing good. 2Th3:14- And if anyone does anot obey our word through this letter, mark this one so as 1bnot to mingle with him, in order that he may be ashamed. 2Th3:15- Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but aadmonishhim as a brother.