2 Thessalonians 1:1–12

Thanksgiving for Faith and Perseverance

^1aPaul and ^bSilvanus and ^cTimothy,

To the ^dchurch of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

^2aGrace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³We ought always ^ato give thanks to God for you, ^bbrethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the ^clove of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater;

⁴therefore, we ourselves ^aspeak proudly of you among ^bthe churches of God for your ¹perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

⁵This is a ^aplain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be ^bconsidered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.

⁶¹For after all ^ait is only just ²for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

⁷and to give relief to you who are afflicted ¹and to us as well ^2awhen the Lord Jesus will be revealed ^bfrom heaven ^cwith ³His mighty angels ^din flaming fire,

⁸dealing out retribution to those who ^ado not know God and to those who ^bdo not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

⁹These will pay the penalty of ^aeternal destruction, ^baway from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

¹⁰when He comes to be ^aglorified ¹in His ²saints on that ^bday, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our ^ctestimony to you was believed.

¹¹To this end also we ^apray for you always, that our God will ^1bcount you worthy of your ^ccalling, and fulfill every desire for ^dgoodness and the ^ework of faith with power,

¹²so that the ^aname 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.