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who died for us so that whether we wake or sleep we might live with him.

See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Brethren, pray for us.

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

Therefore we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you are enduring.

This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be made worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering--

To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his call, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of faith by his power,

Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition,

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.

and with all wicked deception for those who are to perish, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed on and triumph, as it did among you,

and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not all have faith.

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you,

For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If any one will not work, let him not eat.

For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work.

understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

I thank him who has given me strength for this, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful by appointing me to his service,

and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.