word of men, but as it is in truth, the 3 That no man should be moved by word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe. these afflictions: for yourselves know 14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judæa are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have 5 For this cause, when I could no of the Jews: longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be 15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not in vain. God, and are contrary to all men: 6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see 16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. 17 But we, brethren, being taken us, as we also to see you: from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. 18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? 20 For ye are our glory and joy. CHAPTER III. 7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: 8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? II Now God himself and our Fa WHEREFORE when we could ther, and our Lord Jesus Christ, di no longer forbear, we thought it good rect our way unto you. to be left at Athens alone; 2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: 12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before 13 S om. in truth 15 SVA om. own 19 SV of glorying; SVA om. Christ 3,2 V our brother and fellow-labourer; SA om. and our fellow-labourer; SVA to establish and to comfort you 7 SVA in all our (A your) distress and affliction 9 S render to the Lord; S before our Lord II SVA om. Christ 12 A And God make 13 A unblameable in righteousness; God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. CHAPTER IV. 10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more; II And that ye study to be quiet, FURTHERMORE then we be- and to do your own business, and to seech you, brethren, and exhort you work with your own hands, as we by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have commanded you; received of us how ye ought to walk 12 That ye may walk honestly toand to please God, so ye would ward them that are without, and that abound more and more. ye may have lack of nothing. 2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. 8 He therefore that despiseth, de- 17 Then we which are alive and spiseth not man, but God, who hath remain shall be caught up together also given unto us his holy Spirit. with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. SVA to please 13 SVA om. Christ; SA with all his saints. Amen. 4,1 V om. then; God, as ye also walk, so ye would 4 A Let every one of you know; S and in honour 6 translate in the matter; A om. also 8 A who hath given, S who also giveth, V who giveth; SV unto yon 9 V we needed not to write 10 V ye do it also; A all the brethren in, S all your brethren in; A we beseech you, beloved, that II V with your hands 13 SVA But we would not 14 S if we believed 15 V unto the coming of Jesus 17 V ever be in the Lord CHAPTER V. 13 And to esteem them very highly BUT of the times and the seasons, in love for their work's sake. And be brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. II Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; are all at peace among yourselves. 14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 16 Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Despise not prophesyings. 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 25 Brethren, pray for us. 26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. 27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you Amen. ¶ The first epistle unto the Thessalonians was written from Athens. 4 VA overtake you as thieves 5 SVA For ye 5,3 SA om. For; V But when they 8 S om. and love 9 V om. Christ 13 S And be at peace 15 SA om. both 21 V and prove 22 translate from every kind of evil 24 A that calleth us 27 SV om. holy 28 V om. Amen. Subscription: SV The first to the Thessalonians, A The first to the Thessalonians was written from Athens. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS. CHAPTER I. 9 Who shall be punished with everPAUL, and Silvanus, and Timo-lasting destruction from the presence theus, unto the church of the Thessa- of the Lord, and from the glory of lonians in God our Father and the his power; Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. IO 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. II 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 That the name of our Lord Je 3 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; 4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persc-sus Christ may be glorified in you, cutions and tribulations that ye en- and ye in him, according to the grace dure: of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 5 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: Now 6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with by the God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, CHAPTER II. we beseech you, brethren, coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 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 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance hand. on them that know not God, and that 3 Let no man deceive you by any obey not the gospel of our Lord Je-means: for that day shall not come, sus Christ: except there come a falling away first, Title: SVA The second to the Thessalonians. 2 V from God the Father 3 S of every one of all TO SVA that have believed 12 SV of our Lord 2,1 V of the Lord 2 SVA the day of the Lord 1,1 S in God and our Father 8 V in a flame of fire; V om. Christ Jesus may be; A and we in him and that man of sin be revealed, the from the beginning chosen you to son of perdition; 4 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. 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 the 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, whom the Lord shall con salvation through sanctification of the 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. 16 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, 17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. CHAPTER III. sume with the spirit of his mouth, FINALLY, brethren, pray for us, and shall destroy with the brightness that the word of the Lord may have of his coming: free course, and be glorified, even as 9 Even him, whose coming is after it is with you: the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, IO And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. II And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that 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 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 keep 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 the 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, that ye withdraw yourselves from 3 SV that man of iniquity 4 SVA om. as God 8 SA the Lord Jesus; SVA shall kill for shall consume 10 SVA to them that perish II SVA God sendeth them 14 She also called you, VA he called us (a mere error) 16 V Christ Jesus; SV and God our Father 17 SVA and stablish them in every good work and word 3,3 A But God is faithful: A who also shall, 4 SA that ye do and will do, V that ye both have done and do and will do |