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For when they shall say: Peace and tranquility; then sudden destruction will come upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

For those who sleep, sleep in the night: and those who are drunken are drunken in the night.

But let us who are the children of the day, be alert, putting on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet put on the hope of salvation.

For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our LORD Jesus Christ,

Who died for us, that whether we awake or sleep, we shall live together with him.

That you esteem them very highly in love, and be at peace with them for their work''s sake.

See that none of you render evil for evil; but always follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Jesus Christ concerning you.

My brethren, pray for us.

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, my brethren, as it is appropriate to do, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of all of you for one another increases;

As an example of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be made worthy of his kingdom, for which you also suffer.

For they, at the judgment day, shall be rewarded with everlasting destruction from the presence of our LORD, and from the glory of his power;

Therefore we always pray for you, that God will vouchsafe you worthy of your calling, and satisfy all your desires which are for goodness, and the works of faith with power:

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, unless it is preceded by a rebellion, and the man of sin be revealed as the son of perdition,

For the mystery of iniquity is already at work: until he who now is the obstacle be taken out of the way.

For this cause God shall send them strong delusion that they should believe a lie.

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, my brethren beloved of our LORD, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through holiness of the Spirit and through a true faith:

FINALLY, brethren, pray for us, that the word of our LORD may spread freely, and be glorified in every place even as it is among you:

And that we may be delivered from evil and unreasonable men: for not every man has faith.

For you know well how you ought to imitate us; for our behaviour was not disorderly among you;