Modern Literal Version
[2 Thessalonians 1]
1:1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the congregation of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 1:2 Grace to you* and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:3 We always ought to thank God concerning you* brethren, just-as it is worthy, because your* faith is growing substantially and the love* of each one of you* all toward one another is increasing; 1:4 so-that we ourselves boast in you* in the congregations of God on behalf of your* endurance and faith in all your* persecutions and in the afflictions which you* are tolerating. 1:5 This is an example of the righteous judgment of God; *that* you* may be deemed worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which you* are also suffering; 1:6 if indeed it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who are afflicting you*; 1:7 and to you* who are afflicted with us, a rest at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his messengers of power, 1:8 with flames of fire, giving vengeance to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey* the good-news of our Lord Jesus Christ, 1:9 who will suffer-punishment, the sentence of eternal utter-ruin away from the face of the Lord and away from the glory of his power, 1:10 whenever he may come to be glorified in his holy-ones and to be marveled at in all those who believed (because our testimony to you* was believed) in that day. 1:11 Also, toward this end, we are always praying concerning you*, that* our God might deem you* worthy of your* calling and might fulfill every delight of goodness and every work of faith, in power, 1:12 *that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ might be glorified in you* and you* in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[2 Thessalonians 2]
2:1 Now we ask you*, brethren, on behalf of the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, 2:2 *that* you* might not be quickly shaken from your* mind, nor be alarmed, (either through spirit, or through word, or through letter, as if it came through us), as that the day of the Christ is present. 2:3 Do not let anyone deceive you* in any manner, that day will not come, if the apostasy does not come first and the man of sin should be revealed, the son of destruction, 2:4 he who lays in opposition to us and promotes himself against all that is called a god or what is worshiped; so-that he sits in the temple of God as a god, showing himself– that he is a god. 2:5 Are you* not remembering that (being with you* still), I told you* these things? 2:6 And now you* know what is holding it back, *that* he may be revealed in his own time. 2:7 For* the mystery of lawlessness is already working; only there is one who is holding it back now, until he should be out of the midst of us. 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will consume with the breath of his mouth and do-away-with him by the appearing of his presence; 2:9 even he, whose presence is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 2:10 and with all deception of unrighteousness in those who are perishing, because they did not accept the love* of the truth, *that* they might be saved. 2:11 And because of this, God will send them a working of error, *that* they may believe a lie; 2:12 that* they all might be judged who did not believe the truth, but were delighted in unrighteousness.
2:13 But we ought to thank God concerning you* brethren, beloved by the Lord, because God adopted you* for himself from the beginning to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth; 2:14 to which he called you* through our good-news, *for the acquisition of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2:15 Then* consequently, brethren, stand fast and hold-fast the traditions which you* were taught, whether through speech or through our letter.
2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God and Father who loved* us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 2:17 may comfort your* hearts and may establish them in every word and good work.
[2 Thessalonians 3]
3:1 Furthermore, brethren, pray concerning us, that* the word of the Lord may run onward and may be glorified, just-as it is also with you*; 3:2 and that* we may be rescued from improper and evil men; for* the faith is not in all. 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you* and guard you* from the evil one. 3:4 And we have trusted in the Lord with regard to you*, that you* are both doing and will practice the things which we command you*. 3:5 And may the Lord steer your* hearts into the love* of God and into the endurance of Christ.
3:6 Now brethren, we are commanding you* in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother who is walking disorderly and not after the tradition which they received from us. 3:7 For* you* yourselves know how you* ought to imitate us. Because we did not act-disorderly among you*; 3:8 neither did we eat bread freely from anyone's hand, but in labor and hardship, working night and day, *that* we might not burden anyone of you*; 3:9 not because we did not have the authority, but that* we might give ourselves as an example to you*, *that* you* might imitate us. 3:10 For* even when we were with you*, this we commanded you*, If anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat. 3:11 For* we hear of some who are walking disorderly among you*, working at nothing, but are busybodies. 3:12 Now we are commanding and are encouraging through our Lord Jesus Christ, those who are such that* they work with quietness and should eat their own bread. 3:13 But you* brethren, do not be depressed in doing good. 3:14 And if anyone is not obeying* our word through this letter, mark that man and do not socialize with him, in order that he may be embarrassed. 3:15 And yet do not deem him as an enemy, but admonish him like a brother.
3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you* peace always and in every manner. The Lord be with you* all.
3:17 The greeting from me, Paul, I thus am writing with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. 3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you* all. Amen.
Modern Literal Version Preface & Appendix , copyright 1999, 2014 by G. Allen Walker for the MLV New Testament Committee.
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