Study Desk

For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you.

For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.

Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.

give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Brothers, pray for us.

We 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.

All 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.

With 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.

Don'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.

For 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.

For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie

But 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.

Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.