17 Which are a shadow of things to come: but the body is of Christ. 18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bandsf having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the 3 rudiments of the world, k why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

21 ( Touch not; taste not; handle not; 22 Which all are to perish with the using) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

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a He. 10. 1.
6 Phil. 4. 7.
e ver. 9.
d1 Co. 7. 15.
Or, judge

against.
e Eph. 2. 16.

2 Gr. being a voluntary in humility. Eph. 5. 19. Co. 10. 31. Eph.4.15, 16.

ver. 23.

i ch. 3. 3.
To ch. 4. 1,
Eph. 5. 22-
6.9

3 Or, elements.

ver. 8.

Ga. 4. 9. Eph. 5.25, 28.. m 1 Tim. 4. 3.

Eph. 6. 1. o Eph. 6. 4. p ver. 18. Eph. 6. 5, 6. 4 Or, punishing, or, not sparing. r ch. 2. 12. * Eph. 6. 7.

*IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek Ep 26 34

those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your 5affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

3 For "ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

shall

4 When Christ, who is our life, appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; dfornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, 9 which is idolatry:

6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

8 But now ye also "put off all these; Panger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

u Mt. 25. 5 Or, mind. v Ro. 6. 2. cb. 2. 20. w Eph. 6. 9.

Jn. 11. 25.

y l Jn. 2. 28

& 3. 2. 1 Co. 15. 43. a Eph. 6. 9.

Ro. 8. 13.

Ro. 6. 13, d Eph. 5. 3. To ver. 4 Eph. 6. 18-20. Lk. 18. 1. 9 Eph. 5. 5. h 1 Th. 5. 18. Eph. 6. 19.

1 Th. 5. 25.
j Eph. 5. 6.
k Eph. 2. 2.
11 Co. 4 1.
Eph. 3. 4.
m Eph. 6. 20.
Eph. 4 22
o Mk. 4. 11.
Eph. 4. 31.

7 Eph. 4. 29.
Eph. 5. 16.

ch. 3. 16.
t Eph. 4. 25.
u Mk. 9. 50.
v Ro. 6. 6.

w To ver. 9, Eph. 6. 21, 22.

10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: 11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, a circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: buty Ro. 8. 29. Christ is bball, and in all.

Ro. 6. 4.

* 1 Co. 12. 13. aa Ga. 5. 6. 12 Put on therefore, as dd the elect of God, bb Eph. 1. 23. holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, ce Philem. 10. ff kindness, humbleness of mind, meek-dd Lk. 18. 7. ness, longsuffering;

ee Phil. 2. 1. ff Eph. 4. 32. 13 99 Forbearing one another, and ff for- 99 Eph. 4. 2. giving one another, if any man have ahh Ac. 12. 12. quarrel against any even as Christi Ac. 15.37, 39. forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on jjcharity, which is the bond of perfectness.

6 Or, complaint. jj ch. 2. 2 kk Ga. 2. 12.

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another fin psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

20" Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the

Lord.

21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

น

6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. 7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:

8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;

9 With Onesimus, a faithful and be loved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.

10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and hh Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him ;)

11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, kk who are of the circumcision. These

Salutations.

Laodicea, and Nymphas, and "the church which is in his house.

16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. 17 And say to d Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace

be with you. Amen.

¶ Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.

3 Remembering without ceasing your work of "faith, and labour of "love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

d Ac. 16. 22. Ac. 17. 1. f Ac. 17. 2, 3. Ro. 1. 7.

h ch. 4. 7. i1 Tim. 1. 12.

Ga. 2. 7.
Ro. 1. 8, 9.

Tit. 1. 3.

Phil. 1. 3.

m Ga. 1. 10. Ga. 5. 6.

ch. 3. 6.

o Ro. 2. 7. p 2 Co. 7. 2. 9 Col. 2. 2.

2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, dat Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile :

4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

P

6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we

election of God.

5 For our gospel came "not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in "much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, "with joy of the Holy Ghost:

7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in d Macedonia and Achaia.

8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of fentering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, "which delivered us from the wrath to come.

CHAPTER 2

God, your
election.

Col. 3. 12.
1 Co.9. 4.18.

2 Th. 3. 9. 2 Or, used authority.

2 Co. 11. 9.
1 Co. 9. 1.
1 Co. 2. 4

w Col. 2. 2.
r ch. 2. 10.

2 Co. 12. 15.

Phil. 2. 17.

Ac. 17.5-10. a Ac. 13. 52.

b ch. 4. 10. e Ac. 18 3. 2 Th. 3. 8. d Ac. 19. 21. 2 Th. 1. 4. fch. 2. 1. Ac. 15. 19.

1 Co. 12. 2.

Ga. 4. 8.

Co. 4. 14.
Ac. 14. 15.

k Eph. 4. 1.
ch. 4. 1.

71 Co. 1. 7. m ch. 5. 24. n Col. 1. 13, o Mt. 3. 7. p ch. 1. 3. entrance in unto you, that it was Ga. 4. 14. not in vain: rch. 1. 9.

FOR yourselves, brethren, know our

apostles of Christ.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: 11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, ias a father doth his children,

12 That ye would walk worthy of God, m who hath called you unto " his kingdom and glory.

13 For this cause also thank we God 2 without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

b Ac. 17. 5. ch. 3. 4. 2 Th. 1. 4, 5. Jas. 5. 8. d He. 10. 32-34. ch. 4 14.

14 For ye, brethren, became followers of a Ga. 1. 22. "the churches of God which in Judæa are in Christ Jesus: for bye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, deven as they have of the Jews: 15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, i to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

e ch. 2. 19.

Jude 14.

g Mt. 5. 12. Ac. 7. 52. 1 Or, chased Ac. 13. 45, 50

us out.

& 17. 5, 13. 2 Or, request.

17 But we, brethren, being taken from Mt. 23. 32. you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly

to see your face with great desire.

18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of 4rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ 'at his coming?

20 For ye are our glory and joy.

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WHEREFORE when we could no

3 Or, beseech. Phil. 4. 9. Col. 2. 6.

k ch. 3. 12.

Col. 2. 5.

Ro. 12 2 Ro. 6. 14 22.

TM ch. 3. 10.

ver. 4, 7.

P1 Co. 6. 18.
Eph. 5. 3.
Phil. 4. 1.

glorying? 2 Th. 1. 4. r 1 Pe. 3. 7. a ch. 3. 13.

2 Th. 2. 1, 8.

W longer forbear, we thought it good Col. 3. 5.

to be left at Athens alone;

2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellow labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: 3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

u Eph.4.17,18. 5 Or, oppress, or, overreach. 6 Or, the.

2 Co. 7. 11.

Ac. 17. 15, 16. w ch. 2. 3. 1 Co. 16. 10. 7 Or, rejecteth. y Ro. 16. 25.

5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, leste by some means the tempter have tempted you, and jour labour be in vain.

Jn. 3. 24. a He. 13. 1.

6 ch. 5. 1.
c Ac. 9. 16.
1 Pe. 4. 12.

d Jn. 13. 34.
ch. 1. 7.
ch. 2. 14.

9 2 Th. 3. 12. 2 Th. 3. 11.

6 But now k when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also tok

1 Pe. 4. 15.

Eph. 4. 28.
ch. 2. 9.
Ga. 4. 11.
Phil. 2. 16.

Ac. 18. 1, 5.

ch. 1. 1. ch. 1. 3. m Mk. 4. 11. 8 Or,

of no man. n ver. 14, 15. o Eph. 2. 12. Phil. 4. 1. 21 Co. 15. 18. ch. 1. 2.

9 For what thanks can we render top God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

10 Night and day praying exceedingly "that we might see your face, and "might" perfect that which is lacking in your

faith?

11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, 9 direct our way unto you.

12 And the Lord aa make you to increase and abound in love one toward another,

ch. 3. 13.

1 Co. 15. 51.
ch. 2. 9.
ch. 2. 17.
Mt. 16. 27.

2 Co. 13. 9, 11. r Jude 9.

1 Co. 15. 52. z 1 Co. 15 23. 9 Or, guide. b Ac. 1. 9. aa ch. 4. 1. 10.

Rev. 11. 12.

and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

13 To the end he may "stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

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FURTHERMORE then we beseech

you, brethren, and 3exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would kabound more and more.

2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

3 For this is "the will of God, even your sanctification, Pthat ye should abstain from fornication:

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

5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even "as the Gentiles which know not God: 6 That no man go beyond and 5 defraud his brother in 6 any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

7 For God hath not called us unto "uncleanness, but unto holiness.

8 He therefore that 7 despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

9 But as touching, "brotherly love bye need not that I write unto you for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

10 And indeed "ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

11 And that ye study 9 to be quiet, and to do your own business, and i to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack 8 of nothing.

13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning "them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them bb in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the

CHAPTER 5

61 Tim. 5. 17. Or, exhort. ch. 5. 11.

e Mk. 9. 50. d Ac. 1. 7. 2 Or, beseech. 3 Or. disorderly. f Ro. 15. 1. 91 Co. 13. 4. Ga. 5. 22.

h Lk. 17. 24. i Mt. 24. 43. j Mt. 5. 39. k Lk. 21. 34. / Ro. 12. 12. Phil. 3. 1.

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, "are not in darkness, Ro.13, 12, 13. that that day should overtake you as a thief.

5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

m Lk. 18. 1.

o Eph. 5. 20. Col. 4. 2.

peh. 4. 3. Lk. 16. 8. Eph. 4. 30. 2 Tim. 1. 6.

tl Jn. 4. 1.

Mt. 25. 5.

6 Therefore let us not "sleep, as do.1 Co.14. 1, 39. others; but let us watch and "be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

Ro. 13. 11. 1 Pe. 5. 8. w ch. 4 12,

y Ro. 13. 13.

8 But let us, who are of the day, ber ch. 3. 13. sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

9 For God hath not appointed us dto wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

109 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

Eph. 5. 18. 2 He. 4. 12. a ch. 2. 19. Isa. 59. 17. Eph. 6. 14... e Deu. 7. 9. d Ro. 5. 9 & 9. 22. ch. 2. 16.

e 2 Th. 3. 1.

11 Wherefore comfort yourselves to-Ro. 16. 16. gether, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

12 And we beseech you, brethren,

g Ro. 14. 9.
4 Or, adjure
h Col. 4. 16.

itol Co. 16. 18.

Divers exhortations.

know them which labour among you, and bare over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

14 Now we 2exhort you, brethren, warn them that are 3 unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

19 Quench not the Spirit.

20 Despise not prophesyings.

21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

22 "Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless "unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

25 Brethren, pray for us.

26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.

27 I4 charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

The first epistle unto the Thessalonians was written from Athens.

CHAPTER 1

"PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timotheus,

unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

a To ver. 2, 1 Th. 1. 1.

1 Th. 2 14. c Rev. 6. 10. d Rev. 6. 11. e 1 Th. 4. 16.

1 Th. 1. 2, 3 1 Gr. the angels of his power. He. 10. 27 & 12. 29. 2 Pe. 3. 7. Rev. 21. 8.

2 Or, yielding. 1 Th. 2. 19. Co. 11. 16.

2 Pe. 3. 7. k Isa. 2. 10, 19... / ch. 2. 8.

5 Which is a manifest token of them Phil. 1. 28.

righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

7 And to you who are troubled drest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

8 In flaming fire 2taking, vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

Now we beseech you, brethren, by Deu. 73

m Mt. 24. 31. Mk. 13. 27. n Jn. 17. 15.

1 Jn. 4. L. p ver. 15. 92 Co. 1. 14. 1 Th. 3. 11. a Mt. 24. 4.

the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by "our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor P by word, nor P by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any 4 Or, patience means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, "the 1 Tim. 4. 1. son of perdition;

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

of Christ. I Th. 1. 3.

Dan. 11. 36.

1 Jn. 2. 18 & 4 3. Jn. 17. 12. w Ro. 16. 17.

1 Co. 5. 11.

y 1 Th. 5. 14. ver. 11.

z 1 Co. 8. 5. a ch. 2. 15.

5 Or, holdeth. c 1 Th. 2. 9.

Rev. 17.5, 7.

1 Th. 2 6.

5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what 5 withholdeth1 Th. 1. 5. that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume 9 with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and *signs and lying wonders,

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause "God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe "a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath "from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

14 Whereunto "he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

f Dan. 7. 10,

11.

g Rev. 2. 16

& 19. 15, 21.

A Ge. 3. 19.

1 Th. 4. 11. il Tim. 6. 14. 2 Tim. 1. 10 & 4. 1, 8 j Eph. 2. 2. k Rev. 12. 3 & 13. 14.

11 Co. 1. 18. or, m 1 Th. 4. 11,

faint not.
Ga, 6, 9.

1 Tim. 4. 1.

o Ro. 1. 25.

7 Or, signify
that man by
an epistle.
p1 Co. 5. 11.
ver. 6.
9 Ro. 2. 8.
Ro. 1. 32.
Lev. 19. 17.
t ch. 1. 3.

u 1 Th.5.12, 14.
v Ro. 15 33
w Eph. 1. 4.
1 Pe. 1. 2.
1 Co. 16. 21.

1 Th. 2. 12. aa Ro. 16. 24.

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.ec

61 Co. 11. 2.

ch. 3. 6.

ver. 2.

Of disorder and sloth.

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting I consolation and good hope through grace,

17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. CHAPTER 3

FINALLY, brethren, pray for us,

that the word of the Lord may

2 have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:

2 And that we may be delivered from 3 unreasonable and wicked men for all men have not faith.

3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and "keep you from evil. 4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. 5 And the Lord' direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for 6 we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

13 But ye, brethren, 6be not weary in well doing.

14 And if any man obey not our word 7 by this epistle, note that man, and Phave no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but "admonish him as a brother.

16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. Lord be with you all.

The

17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

18 aa The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

The second epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens.