2 Thessalonians 1

CHAPTER 1

Greetings of Grace and Thanksgiving

^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, ^bbrothers, as is only fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the ^clove of each one of you all toward one another increases all the more,

⁴so that we ourselves ^aboast about you among ^bthe churches of God for your ¹perseverance and faith ^cin the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

God’s Righteous Judgment

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.

⁶¹Since ^ait is right ²for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

⁷and to give rest to you who are afflicted ¹and to us as well ^aat the revelation of the Lord Jesus ^bfrom heaven ^cwith ²His mighty angels ^din flaming fire,

⁸executing vengeance on 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 ¹Lord and from the glory of His might,

¹⁰when He comes to be ^aglorified ¹in His ²saints on that ^bday, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our ^cwitness 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 all your ^dgood pleasure for ^egoodness and the ^fwork 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.