2 Thessalonians 1

Greeting

1Paul, Silvanus, ^aband Timothy: ^c

To the church of the Thessalonians ^din God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

God’s Judgment and Glory

³We must always thank God for you, brothers. This is right, since your faith is flourishing and the love ^eeach one of you has for one another ^fis increasing. ^g4Therefore, we ourselves boast ^habout you among God’s churches—about your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you endure. ⁵It is a clear evidence of God’s righteous ⁱjudgment ^jthat you will be counted worthy of God’s kingdom, for which you also are suffering, ^k6since it is righteous for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you ⁷and to reward with rest you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful angels, ⁸taking vengeance with flaming fire ^lon those who don’t know God ^mand on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ⁿ⁹These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction ^ofrom the Lord’s presence ^pand from His glorious strength ^q10in that day when He comes ^rto be glorified ^sby His saints ^tand to be admired by all those who have believed, because our testimony among you was believed. ¹¹And in view of this, we always pray for you that our God will consider you worthy of His calling, ^uand will, by His power, fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith, ^v12so that the name ^wof our Lord Jesus will be glorified ^xby you, and you by Him, ^yaccording to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.