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Salute the brethren who are at Laodicea: and Nymphas and the church that is in his house.

And to wait for his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the dead), Jesus, who hath delivered us from the wrath to come.

As you know in what manner, entreating and comforting you (as a father doth his children),

We testified to every one of you that you would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

To confirm your hearts without blame, in holiness, before God and our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints. Amen.

That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour,

And that no man overreach nor circumvent his brother in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we have told you before and have testified.

Therefore, he that despiseth these things, despiseth not man, but God, who also hath given his holy Spirit in us.

And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of his power:

Who shall suffer eternal punishment in destruction, from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his power:

When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be made wonderful in all them who have believed; because our testimony was believed upon you in that day.

Wherefore also we pray always for you: That our God would make you worthy of his vocation and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith in power:

And now you know what withholdeth, that he may be revealed in his time.

And then that wicked one shall be revealed: whom the Lord Jesus shall kill with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: him

To Timothy, his beloved son in faith. Grace, mercy and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity.

But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?

But if any man have not care of his own and especially of those of his house, he hath denied the faith and is worse than an infidel.

For the scripture saith: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The labourer is worthy of his reward.