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in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.

Brethren, pray for us.

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;

which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God; to the end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and every work of faith, with power;

let no man beguile you in any wise: for it will not be, except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only there is one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.

and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also it is with you;

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

For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service;