1Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:G3972G2532G4610G2532G5095G1577G2331G1722G2316G2257G3962G2532G2962G2424G55472Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.G5485G5213G2532G1515G575G2316G2257G3962G2532G2962G2424G55473We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.G3784G2168G2316G3842G4012G5216G80G2531G2076G514G3754G5216G4102G5232G2532G26G1538G1520G5216G3956G1519G240G41214Therefore, among God's churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.G5620G2248G846G2744G1722G5213G1722G1577G2316G5228G5216G5281G2532G4102G1722G3956G5216G1375G2532G2347G3739G4305All this is evidence that God's judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.G1730G1342G2920G2316G1519G5209G2661G932G2316G5228G3739G3958G2532G39586God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble youG1512G1342G3844G2316G467G2347G2346G52097and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.G2532G5213G2346G425G3326G2257G1722G2962G2424G602G575G3772G3326G846G1411G328He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.G1722G5395G4442G1325G1557G1492G3361G2316G2532G5219G3361G2098G2257G2962G2424G55479They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his powerG3748G1349G5099G166G3639G575G4383G2962G2532G575G1391G846G247910on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.G3752G2064G1740G1722G846G40G2532G2296G1722G3956G4100G3754G2257G3142G1909G5209G4100G1722G1565G225011With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.G1519G3739G2532G4336G3842G4012G5216G2443G2257G2316G515G5209G515G2821G2532G4137G3956G2107G19G2532G2041G4102G1722G141112We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.G3704G3686G2257G2962G2424G5547G1740G1722G5213G2532G5210G1722G846G2596G5485G2257G2316G2532G2962G2424G5547
2Thessalonians 2
2Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers,G1161G2065G5209G80G5228G3952G2257G2962G2424G5547G2532G2257G1997G1909G8462not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.G1519G5209G4531G3361G5030G4531G575G3563G3383G2360G3383G1223G4151G3383G1223G3056G3383G1223G1992G5613G1223G2257G5613G3754G2250G5547G17643Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.G1818G3361G5100G1818G5209G2596G3367G5158G3754G3362G2064G646G4412G2532G444G266G601G5207G6844He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.G3588G480G2532G5229G1909G3956G3004G2316G2228G4574G5620G846G5613G2316G2523G1519G3485G2316G584G1438G3754G2076G23165Don't you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?G3421G3756G3754G5607G2089G4314G5209G3004G5213G50236And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.G2532G3568G1492G2722G1519G846G601G1722G1438G25407For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.G1063G3466G458G1754G2235G1754G3440G737G2722G2193G1096G1537G33198And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.G2532G5119G601G459G601G3739G2962G355G4151G846G4750G2532G2673G2015G846G39529The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,G3739G3952G2076G2596G1753G4567G1722G3956G1411G2532G4592G2532G5579G505910and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.G2532G1722G3956G539G93G1722G622G473G3739G1209G3756G26G225G1519G846G498211For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lieG2532G5124G1223G2316G3992G846G1753G4106G1519G846G4100G557912and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.G2443G3956G2919G3588G4100G3361G225G235G2106G1722G9313But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.G1161G2249G3784G2168G3842G2316G4012G5216G80G25G5259G2962G3754G2316G138G575G746G138G5209G1519G4991G1722G38G4151G2532G4102G22514He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.G1519G3739G2564G5209G1223G2257G2098G1519G4047G1391G2257G2962G2424G554715So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.G686G3767G80G4739G2532G2902G3862G3739G1321G1535G1223G3056G1535G1223G2257G199216May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,G1161G2257G2962G2424G5547G846G2532G2316G2532G2257G3962G3588G25G2248G2532G1325G166G3874G2532G18G1680G1722G548517encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.G3870G5216G2588G2532G4741G5209G1722G3956G18G3056G2532G2041
2Thessalonians 3
3Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.G3063G80G4336G4012G2257G2443G3056G2962G5143G2532G1392G2532G2531G4314G52092And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith.G2532G2443G4506G575G824G2532G4190G444G1063G3956G3756G41023But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.G1161G2962G2076G4103G3739G4741G5209G2532G5442G575G41904We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command.G1161G3982G1722G2962G1909G5209G3754G2532G4160G2532G4160G3739G3853G52135May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.G1161G2962G2720G5216G2588G1519G26G2316G2532G1519G5281G55476In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.G1161G3853G5213G80G1722G3686G2257G2962G2424G5547G4724G5209G575G3956G80G4043G814G2532G3361G2596G3862G3739G3880G3844G22577For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,G1063G846G1492G4459G1163G3401G2248G3754G812G3756G812G1722G52138nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.G3761G5315G3844G5100G740G1432G235G2038G1722G2873G2532G3449G3571G2532G2250G4314G1912G3361G1912G5100G52169We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow.G3756G3754G2192G3756G1849G235G2443G1325G1438G5179G5213G1519G3401G224810For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."G1063G2532G3753G2258G4314G5209G5124G3853G5213G3754G1536G2309G3756G2038G3366G206811We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies.G1063G191G5100G4043G1722G5213G814G2038G3367G235G402012Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat.G1161G5108G3853G2532G3870G1223G2257G2962G2424G5547G2443G3326G2271G2038G2068G1438G74013And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right.G1161G5210G80G1573G3361G1573G256914If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of him. Do not associate with him, in order that he may feel ashamed.G1161G1536G5219G3756G2257G3056G1223G1992G4593G5126G2532G4874G3361G4874G846G2443G178815Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.G2532G2233G3361G5613G2190G235G3560G5613G8016Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.G1161G2962G1515G846G1325G5213G1515G1223G3956G1722G3956G5158G2962G3326G5216G395617I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.G783G3972G1699G5495G3739G2076G4592G1722G3956G1992G3779G112518The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.G5485G2257G2962G2424G5547G3326G5216G3956G281
Psalm 18
18For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love you, O LORD, my strength.H5329H1732H5650H3068H1696H3068H1697H7892H3117H3068H5337H3709H341H3027H7586H559H7355H3068H23912The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.H3068H5553H4686H6403H410H6697H2620H4043H7161H3468H48693I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.H7121H3068H1984H3467H3414The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.H2256H4194H661H5158H1100H12045The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.H2256H7585H5437H4170H4194H69236In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.H6862H7121H3068H7768H430H8085H6963H1964H7775H935H6440H2417The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.H776H1607H7493H4146H2022H7264H1607H27348Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.H5927H6227H639H784H6310H398H1513H11979He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.H5186H8064H3381H6205H727210He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.H7392H3742H5774H1675H3671H730711He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him--the dark rain clouds of the sky.H7896H2822H5643H5521H5439H2824H4325H5645H783412Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.H5051H5645H5674H1259H1513H78413The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.H3068H7481H8064H5945H5414H6963H1259H1513H78414He shot his arrows and scattered the enemies, great bolts of lightning and routed them.H7971H2671H6327H7232H1300H200015The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.H650H4325H7200H4146H8398H1540H1606H3068H5397H7307H63916He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.H7971H4791H3947H4871H7227H432517He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.H5337H5794H341H8130H55318They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.H6923H3117H343H3068H493719He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.H3318H4800H2502H265420The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.H3068H1580H6664H1252H3027H772521For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.H8104H1870H3068H7561H43022All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.H4941H5493H270823I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.H8549H8104H577124The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.H3068H7725H6664H1252H3027H586925To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,H2623H2616H8549H1399H855226to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.H1305H1305H6141H661727You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.H3467H6041H5971H8213H7311H586928You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.H215H5216H3068H430H5050H282229With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.H7323H1416H430H1801H779130As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.H410H1870H8549H565H3068H6884H4043H262031For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?H433H1107H3068H6697H2108H43032It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.H410H247H2428H5414H1870H854933He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.H7737H7272H355H5975H111634He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.H3925H3027H4421H7198H5154H5181H222035You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.H5414H4043H3468H3225H5582H6037H723536You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.H7337H6806H7166H457137I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.H7291H341H5381H7725H361538I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.H4272H3201H6965H5307H727239You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet.H247H2428H4421H3766H696540You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.H5414H6203H341H6789H813041They cried for help, but there was no one to save them--to the LORD, but he did not answer.H7768H3467H3068H603042I beat them as fine as dust borne on the wind; I poured them out like mud in the streets.H7833H6083H6440H7307H7324H2916H235143You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations; people I did not know are subject to me.H6403H7379H5971H7760H7218H1471H5971H3045H564744As soon as they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cringe before me.H8088H241H8085H1121H5236H358445They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.H1121H5236H5034H2727H452646The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!H3068H2416H1288H6697H430H3468H731147He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me,H410H5414H5360H1696H597148who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me.H6403H341H7311H6965H5337H2555H37649Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD; I will sing praises to your name.H3034H3068H1471H2167H803450He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.H1431H3444H4428H6213H2617H4899H1732H2233H5704H5769
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