\id 2TH - Plain English Version 
\h 2 Thessalonians 
\toc2 2 Thessalonians 
\toc1 Paul’s 2nd Letter to the Thessalonians 
\mt1 The 2nd letter that Paul wrote to the Christians at Thessalonica  
\mt2 (The book in the Holy Bible called \k 2 Thessalonians\k*)  
\imt1 About this letter  
\ip Paul wrote this letter about 2,000 years ago, about 20 years after Jesus went back to heaven, and it is now in the Holy Bible.  
\ip After Jesus went back to heaven, God sent Paul to lots of countries and lots of towns to tell people about Jesus. One of those towns was Thessalonica (see Acts 17:1-9). It was a big town in the country called Greece, where the Greek people come from, and it is still there today. Sometimes people now call that town Salonica.  
\ip Paul wrote his 1st letter to the Christians at Thessalonica soon after he left there. Then about 6 months later, Paul heard that there were people making trouble for those new Christians at Thessalonica and telling them that Jesus already came back from heaven. So Paul wrote this 2nd letter to them, to tell them the true story about what will happen on the earth before Jesus comes back.  
\ip Paul said a lot of important things in this letter, so today we have to take notice of what he wrote to the Christians at Thessalonica.  
\cl Chapter  
\c 1  
\p
\v 1 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* letter \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. Silas \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w here|strong="G1722"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w helping|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* write \w this|strong="G3588"\w* letter.  
\p \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* sending \w this|strong="G3588"\w* letter \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christians|strong="G2424"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w town|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G3972"\w* \w Thessalonica|strong="G2331"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* belong \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* leader.\x * \xo 1:1 \xt Acts 17:1\x*   
\p
\v 2 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* asking \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* leader, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* feel happy \w and|strong="G2532"\w* quiet inside \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w*.   
\s1 Paul thanked God for the Christians at Thessalonica  
\p
\v 3 Christian friends, \w we|strong="G3754"\w* know \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* learning \w to|strong="G1519"\w* trust \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* loving \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w other|strong="G1520"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w thank|strong="G2168"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* time.  
\v 4 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* whenever \w we|strong="G2249"\w* visit \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w* places, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* tell \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* tell \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w believing|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w no|strong="G2532"\w* matter \w how|strong="G1722"\w* much \w trouble|strong="G2347"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w give|strong="G1473"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G2532"\w* matter \w how|strong="G1722"\w* much \w they|strong="G2532"\w* hurt \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
\s1 Jesus will come back, and God will judge people properly  
\p
\v 5 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1519"\w* believing \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* shows \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* always judges \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G1342"\w* \w way|strong="G3739"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G1342"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s family, \w because|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1519"\w* believing \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w no|strong="G2532"\w* matter how much trouble \w people|strong="G3588"\w* give \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 6 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2316"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* fair judge, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* end, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w do|strong="G3588"\w* payback \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w give|strong="G3844"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w trouble|strong="G2347"\w*, \w just|strong="G1342"\w* like \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w gave|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w trouble|strong="G2347"\w*.  
\v 7 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* rest \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* happy, \w without|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G1722"\w* \w trouble|strong="G2346"\w*.  
\p \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w our|strong="G2424"\w* leader, \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* back. Everyone \w will|strong="G2532"\w* see \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* big mob \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w* angel messengers,  
\v 8 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w punish|strong="G1557"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w listen|strong="G1492"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* story \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* says.  
\v 9 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G2962"\w* punishing \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* ever. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* properly \w ruin|strong="G3639"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* shut \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* can never \w come|strong="G2532"\w* near \w our|strong="G2532"\w* leader \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* never see how really \w great|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w powerful|strong="G2479"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w*.\x * \xo 1:9 \xt Isaiah 2:10\x*   
\p
\v 10 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* happen \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1565"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* back \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w earth|strong="G2532"\w*. \w His|strong="G3956"\w* own \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* show \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3748"\w* done \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* really \w respect|strong="G3956"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w comes|strong="G2064"\w* back. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1565"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* mob \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*.   
\s1 God can work powerfully in Christians  
\p
\v 11 \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w always|strong="G3842"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* picked \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* own \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w his|strong="G3956"\w* mob \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2107"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* ask \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* keep \w making|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* better \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* want \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2107"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w* powerfully \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w give|strong="G1473"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G2107"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* want \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 12 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* ask \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* see \w how|strong="G3704"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* works \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* really respect \w our|strong="G2316"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* want \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* happy \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* asking \w those|strong="G3588"\w* 2, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* leader \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* really \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
\c 2  
\s1 Don’t listen to people that reckon Jesus came back already  
\p
\v 1 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* bit \w more|strong="G5228"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w how|strong="G1161"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* back \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G1909"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w bring|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w together|strong="G1909"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. Christian friends, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* telling \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*.\x * \xo 2:1 \xt 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17\x*  
\v 2 Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* listen \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* reckon \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* already \w come|strong="G1764"\w*, \w and|strong="G2250"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2962"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* already \w come|strong="G1764"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w*. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* wrong. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* want \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* get upset \w easily|strong="G5030"\w* \w or|strong="G3366"\w* \w frightened|strong="G2360"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w might|strong="G5210"\w* lie \w and|strong="G2250"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* heard \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2962"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \w or|strong="G3366"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* somebody wrote \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w report|strong="G3056"\w*, \w or|strong="G3366"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w might|strong="G5210"\w* \w even|strong="G3366"\w* reckon \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* wrote \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w*.  
\v 3 Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* listen \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w let|strong="G1818"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* trick \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*.  
\s1 \w A|strong="G2532"\w* really bad \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w before|strong="G4413"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w comes|strong="G2064"\w* back  
\p \w You|strong="G5210"\w* see, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* happen \w first|strong="G4413"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* back. \w A|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* turn \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* really bad \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* show himself \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w everyone|strong="G1437"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G3361"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* wants. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sort \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w to|strong="G2532"\w* properly finish \w up|strong="G2064"\w*.  
\v 4 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* reckon \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* better \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* fight \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w else|strong="G2228"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* think \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w god|strong="G2316"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* fight \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w respect|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* spiritual \w way|strong="G3956"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G1519"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s ceremony house \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sit|strong="G2523"\w* \w down|strong="G2523"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.\x * \xo 2:4 \xt Ezekiel 28:2; Daniel 11:36\x*   
\s1 Something is holding back that bad man  
\p
\v 5 \w Do|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w remember|strong="G3421"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w talking|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G4314"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w when|strong="G1510"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w there|strong="G3754"\w* \w in|strong="G4314"\w* \w your|strong="G3004"\w* town?  
\v 6 \w You|strong="G1722"\w* already \w know|strong="G1492"\w* something \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G1519"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w to|strong="G1519"\w* start doing \w his|strong="G1438"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* somebody \w is|strong="G3588"\w* holding \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G2540"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w*, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G2532"\w* everyone \w see|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w man|strong="G1519"\w*.  
\v 7 \w You|strong="G2193"\w* \w know|strong="G1537"\w*, \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* secret power \w already|strong="G2235"\w* \w working|strong="G1754"\w* \w in|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* world. \w It|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* trying \w to|strong="G2193"\w* \w get|strong="G1096"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2193"\w* go \w against|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2193"\w* break \w his|strong="G3588"\w* \w laws|strong="G1537"\w*. \w But|strong="G1063"\w* somebody \w is|strong="G3588"\w* fighting \w against|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* power \w and|strong="G3588"\w* stopping \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w doing|strong="G1096"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1096"\w* \w keep|strong="G2722"\w* stopping \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w takes|strong="G1096"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* away.  
\v 8 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* really bad \w man|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* power, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* show himself \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3739"\w*. \w That|strong="G3739"\w* bad \w man|strong="G3739"\w* \w never|strong="G3739"\w* does anything \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* wants. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* later, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* leader \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* kill \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* talk, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w words|strong="G4750"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* kill \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w man|strong="G3739"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* finish \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w up|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* power.\x * \xo 2:8 \xt Isaiah 11:4\x*   
\s1 That really bad man will trick people  
\p
\v 9 \w You|strong="G3739"\w* see, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* bad \w man|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w*, \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* boss \w over|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* bad spirits, \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w give|strong="G3956"\w* \w some|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* bad \w man|strong="G3956"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* bad \w man|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* really clever \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w*’s \w power|strong="G1411"\w*. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w give|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* big shock. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* think \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* believe \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* wrong.\x * \xo 2:9 \xt Matthew 24:24\x*  
\v 10 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* trick \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* think, “\w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* doing powerful \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G3756"\w*,” \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* really \w be|strong="G2532"\w* doing \w very|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* Satan’s power. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w*, \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w some|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* like \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* message \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* believe \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w let|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* really bad \w man|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* trick. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w end|strong="G1519"\w*, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* finish \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*.   
\p
\v 11 \w You|strong="G1438"\w* see, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G1223"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* message, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w let|strong="G2532"\w* somebody properly trick \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w man|strong="G3778"\w*’s lies.  
\v 12 \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w like|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* message \w about|strong="G3588"\w* Jesus. \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G3956"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w say|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* guilty.   
\s1 Keep on properly trusting Jesus  
\p
\v 13-14 But, Christian friends, we thank God that you are not in that mob. Right from the start, God picked you to be the ones that he will save. And he put his Holy Spirit into you, to save you. We told you the true message about Jesus, and you believed it. It is like God called to you, at that time, to come and join his mob. And now God’s spirit works in you all the time to change you into God’s special people. And God will make you great, like our leader Jesus Christ.   
\p
\v 15 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w then|strong="G3767"\w*, Christian friends, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* keep \w strong|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* keep \w on|strong="G2902"\w* properly trusting \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. Keep \w on|strong="G2902"\w* believing \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* see, \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* later \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* told \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w after|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* wrote \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* keep \w on|strong="G2902"\w* believing \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\p
\v 16 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* pray \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* leader \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* himself, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* pray \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* loves \w us|strong="G1325"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* helps \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* brave, \w for|strong="G1161"\w* ever. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* tells \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*, \w for|strong="G1161"\w* sure.  
\v 17 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w ask|strong="G3870"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* help \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* brave \w too|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w doing|strong="G2041"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w saying|strong="G3056"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*.   
\c 3  
\s1 Paul asked the Christians at Thessalonica to pray for him  
\p
\v 1 \w And|strong="G2532"\w*, Christian friends, \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w thing|strong="G3056"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* want \w to|strong="G4314"\w* ask \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*. Please \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*. Ask \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w help|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* tell \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* want \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* hear \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* soon, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* want \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* believe \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w like|strong="G2531"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 2 \w You|strong="G3956"\w* know, \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* news \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w bad|strong="G4190"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* want \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w give|strong="G3956"\w* us trouble. Ask \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* keep us safe \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\s1 Jesus will keep you safe  
\p
\v 3 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*, \w our|strong="G2532"\w* leader, \w is|strong="G1510"\w* always \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* us, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* always \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* promised \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* help \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G5442"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* trusting \w him|strong="G3588"\w* strongly. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w keep|strong="G5442"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* safe \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* really \w bad|strong="G4190"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* boss \w over|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w bad|strong="G4190"\w* spirits, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* can’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* touch \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 4 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* see, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* helps \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w sure|strong="G3982"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w We|strong="G3739"\w* reckon \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* reckon \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G4160"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w them|strong="G4160"\w*.  
\v 5 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* want \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w our|strong="G2316"\w* leader, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* help \w you|strong="G5210"\w* understand \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* understand \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* really loves \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* want \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* help \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* keep \w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w*, \w just|strong="G2532"\w* like \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w kept|strong="G2532"\w* \w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w here|strong="G1519"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G2532"\w*.   
\s1 Don’t be lazy  
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\v 6-7 Listen, Christian friends, Jesus Christ, our leader, wants us to tell you this. If anyone says they are a Christian, but they sit down and never want to do any work, you have to keep away from that person. Remember when we were with you. Think about what we were like. We didn’t sit around doing nothing. And we told you, “Don’t be lazy.” We want you to live the way we lived when we were with you.  
\v 8 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w worked|strong="G2038"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* hard, \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w could|strong="G3361"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* enough money \w to|strong="G4314"\w* look \w after|strong="G2532"\w* ourselves. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* always paid \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w food|strong="G5315"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* find money \w to|strong="G4314"\w* look \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*.   
\s1 No work, no food  
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\v 9 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* know, \w God|strong="G1325"\w* says \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w if|strong="G2443"\w* somebody tells \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* news \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G3756"\w*, \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G1849"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* person \w to|strong="G1519"\w* ask \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w need|strong="G2192"\w*. \w But|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* ask \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* anything. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* see, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w show|strong="G2192"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w right|strong="G1849"\w* way \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* Christian \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w live|strong="G2192"\w*.  
\v 10 Remember \w what|strong="G5100"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w told|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G4314"\w* \w people|strong="G2068"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* don’t \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w work|strong="G2038"\w*. \w We|strong="G3754"\w* \w told|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w give|strong="G3853"\w* \w them|strong="G3778"\w* food. \w We|strong="G3754"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2309"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w work|strong="G2038"\w*, don’t \w give|strong="G3853"\w* \w them|strong="G3778"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* food.”   
\s1 Get a job so you can buy your own food  
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\v 11 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* see, \w somebody|strong="G5100"\w* told \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G1722"\w* \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w are|strong="G1722"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* lazy \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w that|strong="G1722"\w* \w never|strong="G3367"\w* want \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w do|strong="G2038"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w work|strong="G2038"\w*. \w They|strong="G1063"\w* just go \w around|strong="G4043"\w* talking \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* bad \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w and|strong="G4043"\w* messing \w up|strong="G1722"\w* \w other|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w*’s lives.  
\v 12 \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* write \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* lazy \w people|strong="G2068"\w*. \w Our|strong="G2424"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, wants \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* strongly tell \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* change \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* settle down \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* job, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* can buy \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* food \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* Christian friends \w we|strong="G1161"\w* say \w this|strong="G1161"\w*, \w keep|strong="G3361"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w doing|strong="G2569"\w* \w good|strong="G2569"\w* things \w all|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* time, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* always \w be|strong="G3361"\w* happy \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* them.   
\s1 Try to straighten out those people that go wrong  
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\v 14 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* writing \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* tell \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w right|strong="G3756"\w* \w way|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* live. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w* \w in|strong="G1223"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w*, tell everyone \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w their|strong="G1223"\w* close friends. \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* feel \w shame|strong="G1788"\w*.  
\v 15 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* don’t \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w enemies|strong="G2190"\w*. Instead, talk \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G2233"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* brothers \w or|strong="G2532"\w* sisters, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* try \w to|strong="G2532"\w* straighten \w them|strong="G2233"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w*.   
\s1 The end of the letter  
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\v 16 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* finish \w this|strong="G3588"\w* letter \w now|strong="G1161"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w*, \w our|strong="G1223"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2962"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w can|strong="G1325"\w* \w make|strong="G1325"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* feel quiet \w and|strong="G1161"\w* happy \w inside|strong="G1722"\w* \w themselves|strong="G3326"\w*. \w Well|strong="G1722"\w*, \w we|strong="G1161"\w* pray \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w do|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w time|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w time|strong="G1722"\w*.   
\s1 Paul signed this letter  
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\v 17 \sig \+w This|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w is|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w me|strong="G1699"\+w*, \+w Paul|strong="G3972"\+w*, \+w writing|strong="G1125"\+w* \+w this|strong="G3588"\+w* bit \+w now|strong="G1510"\+w*. \+w I|strong="G3739"\+w*’m saying \+em hello\+em* \+w to|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w you|strong="G3739"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G3972"\+w* \+w I|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w am|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w writing|strong="G1125"\+w* \+w it|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w with|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w my|strong="G1699"\+w* \+w own|strong="G1699"\+w* \+w hand|strong="G5495"\+w*, \+w so|strong="G3779"\+w* \+w everyone|strong="G3956"\+w* can \+w be|strong="G1510"\+w* sure \+w that|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w this|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w letter|strong="G1992"\+w* \+w is|strong="G1510"\+w* really \+w from|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w me|strong="G1699"\+w*. \+w I|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w do|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w this|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w at|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1722"\+w* end \+w of|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w all|strong="G3956"\+w* \+w my|strong="G1699"\+w* \+w letters|strong="G1992"\+w*. \sig*  
\v 18 \sig \+w I|strong="G1473"\+w* pray \+w that|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w Jesus|strong="G2424"\+w* \+w Christ|strong="G5547"\+w*, \+w our|strong="G2424"\+w* leader, \+w will|strong="G2962"\+w* keep \+w on|strong="G3326"\+w* \+w being|strong="G5547"\+w* really \+w good|strong="G3956"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2424"\+w* \+w all|strong="G3956"\+w* \+w of|strong="G5485"\+w* \+w you|strong="G5210"\+w*. \sig*  
\b  
\p \sig \+w From|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w Paul|strong="G3588"\+w*\sig*