whowill alsoconfirmyou to the end,blamelessin the dayof our LordJesusChrist.
For the armsof the wickedwill be broken,But the LORDsustainsthe righteous.
For the LORDlovesjusticeAnd does not forsakeHis godlyones;They are preservedforever,But the descendantsof the wickedwill be cutoff.
"For just likethe lightning,when it flashesout of one part of the sky,shinesto the other part of the sky,sowill the Sonof Manbe in His day.
"It will be justthe sameon the daythat the Sonof Manis revealed.
Whoare you to judgethe servantof another?To his ownmasterhe standsorfalls;and he will stand,for the Lordis ableto make him stand.
Nowto Him who is ableto establishyou accordingto my gospeland the preachingof JesusChrist,accordingto the revelationof the mysterywhich has been kept secretfor long agespast,
For the anxious longingof the creationwaits eagerlyfor the revealingof the sonsof God.
eachman'sworkwill becomeevident;for the daywill showit becauseit is [to be] revealedwith fire,and the fireitselfwill testthe qualityof each man'swork.
[I have decided] to deliversuch a oneto Satanfor the destructionof his flesh,sothat his spiritmay be savedin the dayof the LordJesus.
For we writenothingelseto you thanwhatyou readand understand,and I hopeyou will understanduntilthe end;
justas you alsopartiallydid understandus, that we are your reason to be proudas you alsoare ours,in the dayof our LordJesus.
NowHe who establishesus with you in Christand anointedus is God,
that He might presentto Himselfthe churchin all her glory,havingnospotorwrinkleoranysuch thing;but that she would be holyand blameless.
sothat you may approvethe things that are excellent,in orderto be sincereand blamelessuntilthe dayof Christ;
[For I am] confidentof thisvery thing,that He who begana goodworkin you will perfectit untilthe dayof ChristJesus.
yetHe has nowreconciledyou in His fleshlybodythroughdeath,in order to presentyou beforeHim holyand blamelessand beyond reproach--
having been firmly rooted[and now] being builtup in Him and establishedin your faith,justas you were instructed,[and] overflowingwith gratitude.
sothat He may establishyour heartswithout blamein holinessbeforeour Godand Fatherat the comingof our LordJesuswith allHis saints.
For you yourselvesknowfull wellthat the dayof the Lordwill comejust likea thiefin the night.
that you not be quicklyshakenfrom your composureorbe disturbedeitherby a spiritora messageora letteras iffrom us, to the effectthat the dayof the Lordhas come.
But the Lordis faithful,and He will strengthenand protectyou from the evil[one].
For thisreasonI alsosufferthese things,but I am not ashamed;for I knowwhomI have believedand I am convincedthat He is ableto guardwhat I have entrustedto Him untilthat day.
the Lordgrantto him to findmercyfrom the Lordon that day--and you knowvery wellwhatservices he renderedat Ephesus.
After you have sufferedfor a little while,the Godof allgrace,who calledyou to His eternalgloryin Christ,will Himselfperfect,confirm,strengthen[and] establishyou.
But the dayof the Lordwill comelikea thief,in whichthe heavenswill pass awaywith a roarand the elementswill be destroyedwith intense heat,and the earthand its workswill be burnedup.
Therefore,beloved,since you lookfor these things,be diligentto be foundby Him in peace,spotlessand blameless,