⁶God is just:^l He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you^m ⁷and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heavenⁿ in blazing fire^o with his powerful angels.^p ⁸He will punish^q those who do not know God^r and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.^s ⁹They will be punished with everlasting destruction^t and shut out from the presence of the Lord^u and from the glory of his might^v

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Cross references

l Lk 18:7, 8
m Ro 12:19; Col 3:25; See Rev 6:10
nSee Lk 17:30
o Heb 10:27; See 12:29; 2 Pe 3:7; See Rev 1:14
p Jude 14
q Ps 79:6; Isa 66:15; Jer 10:25
rSee Gal 4:8
s Ro 2:8; See 2 Co 2:12
t Php 3:19; 1 Th 5:3; 2 Pe 3:7
u 2 Ki 17:18
v Isa 2:10, 19; 2 Th 2:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

since it is just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you and to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels, when he takes vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will pay the penalty of eternal destruction from the Lord’s presence and from his glorious strength

NLTNew Living Translation

In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.

And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

since it is righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction, and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels, with burning flame giving punishment to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus, who will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,

KJV 1900King James Version

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

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