2 Thessalonians 1
Thanksgiving for Faith and Perseverance
1 aPaul and bSilvanus and cTimothy, To the dchurch of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 eGrace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3We ought always fto give thanks to God for you, gbrethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the hlove of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater; 4therefore, we ourselves ispeak proudly of you among jthe churches of God for your ▼▼ Or steadfastness
perseverance and faith lin the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure. 5This is a mplain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be nconsidered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. 6 ▼▼ Lit If indeed
For after all pit is only just ▼▼ Or in the sight of
for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7and to give relief to you who are afflicted ▼▼ Lit along with us
and to us as well ▼▼ Lit at the revelation of the Lord Jesus
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twhen the Lord Jesus will be revealed ufrom heaven vwith ▼▼ Lit the angels of His power
His mighty angels xin flaming fire, 8dealing out retribution to those who ydo not know God and to those who zdo not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9These will pay the penalty of aaeternal destruction, abaway from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, 10when He comes to be acglorified ▼▼ Or in the persons of
in His ▼▼ Or holy ones
saints on that afday, and to be marveled at among all who have believed— for our agtestimony to you was believed. 11To this end also we ahpray for you always, that our God will ▼▼ Or make
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ajcount you worthy of your akcalling, and fulfill every desire for algoodness and the amwork of faith with power, 12so that the anname of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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