\id 2TH 53-2TH-web.sfm World English Bible British Edition (WEBBE) \ide UTF-8 \h 2 Thessalonians \toc1 Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians \toc2 2 Thessalonians \toc3 2Th \mt1 Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians \c 1 \p \v 1 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w Silvanus|strong="G4610"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w assembly|strong="G1577"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Thessalonians|strong="G2331"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*: \v 2 \w Grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w from|strong="G1515"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w 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