2 Thessalonians 1
So then, encourage one another with these words.1Thes 5:111The Letter of Paul Called Second ThessaloniansGreetings from Paul, Silvanus, and TimothyFrom ▼▼The Gk. lacks From
Paul, Silvanus, ▼▼I.e. Silas
and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.2Cor 1:19; 1Thes 1:1 2May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be yours!1Cor 1:3 3At all times we are obligated to thank God for you, brothers. It is right to do this ▼▼Lit. As is right
because your faith is growing all the time and the love of every one of you for each other is increasing.1Thes 1:2-3; 2Thes 2:13 4As a result, we boast about you among God's churches—about your endurance and faith through all the persecutions and afflictions you are experiencing.2Cor 7:14; 9:2; 1Thes 1:3 5This is evidence of God's righteous judgment and is intended to make you worthy of God's kingdom, for which you are suffering.Phil 1:28; 1Thes 2:14 6Certainly it is right for God to pay back those who afflict you with afflictionRev 6:10 7and to give us who are afflicted relief when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels1Thes 4:16; Jude 1:14; Rev 14:13 8in blazing fire. He will take revenge on those who do not know God and on those who refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.Ps 79:6; Rom 2:8; 1Thes 4:5; Heb 10:27; 12:29; 2Pet 3:7; Rev 21:8 9Such people will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction by being separated from the Lord's presence and from his glorious powerDeut 33:2; Isa 2:19; Phil 3:19; 2Thes 2:8; 2Pet 3:7 10when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be regarded with wonder on that day by all who have believed—including you, because you believed our testimony.Ps 68:35; 89:7 11With this in mind, we always pray for you, asking ▼▼The Gk. lacks asking
that our God might make you worthy of his calling and that through his power he might help you accomplish every good desire and faithful work.1Thes 1:3; 2Thes 1:5 12That way the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified by you, and you by him, according to the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.1Pet 1:7; 4:14
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