2Th 2, 1Ti 4 | ESV | STEP | Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him , we ask you , brothers ,

1 Now concerning ^athe coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our ^bbeing gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verses 13, 15} 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or ^dalarmed, either ^eby a spirit or a ^fspoken word, or ^ga letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that ^hthe day of the Lord has come. 3 ⁱLet no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, ^junless the rebellion comes first, and ^kthe man of lawlessness ^{▼▼Some manuscripts sin} is revealed, ^mthe son of destruction, ^{▼▼Greek the son of perdition (a Hebrew idiom)} 4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, ^oproclaiming himself to be God. 5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6 And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. 7 For ^pthe mystery of lawlessness ^qis already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. 8 And then ^rthe lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus ^swill kill with ^tthe breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by ^uthe appearance of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan ^vwith all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for ^wthose who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore ^xGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^ywhat is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned ^zwho did not believe the truth but ^aahad pleasure in unrighteousness.

Stand Firm

13 But ^abwe ought always to give thanks to God for you, ^acbrothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you ^adas the firstfruits ^{▼▼Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning} ^afto be saved, ^agthrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through ^ahour gospel, ^aiso that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brothers, ^ajstand firm and hold to ^akthe traditions that you were taught by us, either ^alby our spoken word or by ^amour letter.

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, ^anwho loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good ^aohope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and ^apestablish them in every good work and word.

1 Timothy 4

Some Will Depart from the Faith

1 Now ^aqthe Spirit expressly says that ^arin later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to ^asdeceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of ^atliars whose consciences are seared, 3 ^auwho forbid marriage and ^avrequire abstinence from foods ^awthat God created ^axto be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For ^ayeverything created by God is good, and ^aznothing is to be rejected if it is ^bareceived with thanksgiving, 5 for it is made holy ^bbby the word of God and prayer.

A Good Servant of Christ Jesus

6 ^bcIf you put these things before the brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church} you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have ^befollowed. 7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, ^bfsilly myths. Rather ^bgtrain yourself for godliness; 8 for while ^bhbodily training is of some value, godliness ^biis of value in every way, as ^bjit holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. 9 The saying is ^bktrustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. 10 For to this end we toil and strive, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts and suffer reproach} because we have our hope set on the living God, ^bmwho is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

11 Command and teach ^bnthese things. 12 ^boLet no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers ^bpan example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14 ^bqDo not neglect the gift you have, which was given you ^brby prophecy when the council of elders ^bslaid their hands on you. 15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, ^{▼▼Greek be in them} so that ^buall may see your progress. 16 ^bvKeep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save ^bwboth yourself and ^bxyour hearers.