For it is right<n id="1" /> for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

Surely you recall<n id="1" /> that I used to tell you these things while I was still with you.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now regarding the arrival<n id="1" /> of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him,<n id="2" /> we ask you, brothers and sisters,<n id="3" />

He called you to this salvation<n id="1" /> through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.<n id="2" />

But the Lord is faithful, and he<n id="1" /> will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

And we are confident about you in the Lord that you are both doing &#8211; and will do &#8211; what we are commanding.

<t /><p class="bodytext">This is evidence of God&#8217;s righteous judgment, to make you worthy<n id="1" /> of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> that the Lord&#8217;s message<n id="2" /> may spread quickly and be honored<n id="3" /> as in fact it was among you,

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: &#8220;If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.&#8221;

when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired<n id="1" /> on that day among all who have believed &#8211; and you did in fact believe our testimony.<n id="2" />

And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling<n id="1" /> and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,

not to be easily<n id="1" /> shaken from your composure or disturbed by any kind of spirit or message or letter allegedly from us,<n id="2" /> to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.

Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes<n id="1" /> and the man of lawlessness<n id="2" /> is revealed, the son of destruction.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters<n id="1" /> loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning<n id="2" /> for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

<t /><p class="bodytext">But we command you, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined<n id="2" /> life<n id="3" /> and not according to the tradition they<n id="4" /> received from us.