Preface: Paul greets the Thessalonians, speaks of his prayers for them; and gives them somewhat of a preview of eschatology, the primary topic of this letter.

Bible Summary: Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Thessalonians. We boast of your faith through persecution. The Lord Jesus will appear in vengeance.

This should be the most extensive examination of 2Thessalonians 1 available, where you will be able to examine in depth every word of the original text.

Brief Overview:

Outline of Chapter 1:

Preface

Introduction

         vv.     1–2           Paul Greets the Thessalonians

         vv.     3–4           Team Paul Offers Up Thanksgiving for the Believers in Thessalonica

         vv.     5–12         Difficulties in Thessalonica and the Anticipated Second Advent

Chapter Summary

Addendum

Charts, Graphics and Short Doctrines:

         Preface               Preface

         Preface               Brief Overview

         Preface               Quotations

         Introduction         Titles and/or Brief Descriptions of 2Thessalonians 1 (by Various Commentators)

         Introduction         Brief, but insightful observations of 2Thessalonians 1 (various commentators)

         Introduction         Fundamental Questions About 2Thessalonians 1

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         Introduction         The Prequel to 2Thessalonians 1

         Introduction         The Principals of 2Thessalonians 1

         Introduction         The Places of 2Thessalonians 1

         Introduction         By the Numbers

         Introduction         A Synopsis of 2Thessalonians 1

         Introduction         Outlines and Summaries of 2Thessalonians 1 (Various Commentators)

         Introduction         A Synopsis of 2Thessalonians 1 from the Summarized Bible

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         Summary            A Set of Summary Doctrines and Commentary

         Summary            Why 2Thessalonians 1 is in the Word of God

         Summary            What We Learn from 2Thessalonians 1

         Summary            Jesus Christ in 2Thessalonians 1

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         Addendum          A Complete Translation of 2Thessalonians 1

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         Addendum          Doctrinal Teachers Who Have Taught 2Thessalonians 1

         Addendum          Word Cloud from the Kukis Paraphrase of 2Thessalonians 1

         Addendum          Word Cloud from Exegesis of 2Thessalonians 1

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An Introduction to 2Thessalonians 1

I ntroduction: 2Thessalonians was written a few months after 1Thessalonians. Although Paul that he cleared up some eschatology issues in the previous epistle, he seemed to raise more questions than he answered. In this first chapter, we have the normal greetings and the indication that Team Paul is praying for the Thessalonians. However, through a considerable portion of this chapter, Paul lays out the schedule for the rapture and the 2^nd advent. I don’t think that it was his original intention to do this; I think that this subject was so much on his mind that, it just seeped out in his greeting to the Thessalonians.

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Paul Greets the Thessalonians

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Ancient texts:                       I will use the Westcott-Hort Greek text as the basis for my English translation. I use that test primarily because e-sword has a nice module by Rob Wolfram which has the interlinear English text, Strong’s #’s, and the Greek morphology. The e-sword tab is IWH+P. I do not use their English text for my translation. Also, throughout, I take in consideration alternate readings.

As a young Christian, I was quite interested in the alternative readings. After many decades of study, I have found that, as with the Hebrew text, disputed readings rarely have any affect on the interpretation of a text (apart from perhaps a half-dozen fairly well-known alternate readings, like the end of the book of Mark).

I will compare the Greek text to English translations of the Latin and Syriac (= Aramaic) texts, using the Douay-Rheims translation and George Lamsa’s translation from the Syriac. I often update these texts with non-substantive changes (e.g., you for thou, etc.).

In general, the Latin text is an outstanding translation from the Hebrew text into Latin and very trustworthy (I say this as a non-Catholic). Unfortunately, I do not read Latin—apart from some very obvious words—so I am dependent upon the English translation of the Latin (principally, the Douay-Rheims translation).

The Septuagint and the Dead Sea Scrolls are irrelevant, as they preceded the writing of the New Testament by over 200 years.

Underlined words indicate differences in the text.

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    Paulos and Silvanus and Timotheos to the ecclesia of Thessalonians in God a Father of us; and in a Lord Jesus Christ [= Messiah]; grace to you (all) and peace from God a Father and Lord Jesus Christ.

Complete Apostles’ Bible      Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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

Revised Douay-Rheims         .

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians. In God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

Grace unto you: and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

V. Alexander’s Aramaic T.     .

Eastern Aramaic Mnscrpts     .

James Murdock’s Syriac NT Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, which is in God our Father and our Lord Jesus the Messiah:

Grace be with you, and peace, from God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

Original Aramaic NT              Paulus, Sylvanus and Timotheaus, to the church of the Thessalonians which is in God Our Father and Our Lord Yeshua The Messiah.

Grace be with you and peace from God Our Father and from Our Lord Yeshua The Messiah.

Plain English Aramaic Bible   .

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

English Translations:          I have included translations which I disagree with and footnotes that I do not necessarily agree with. If I believe that the author is too far from the truth, I may even address that at the footnote. However, nearly all of the correct commentary will be found following the Greek text box and the translation of each phrase.

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 

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

Bible in Worldwide English     Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy send greetings to the church people in the city of Thessalonica. This church belongs to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

May God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, in their kindness, give you much happiness and peace.

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  Greetings from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To the church of those in Thessalonica, who are in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

God’s Word™                         From Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To the church at Thessalonica united with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Good will and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ are yours!

Good News Bible (TEV)         From Paul, Silas, and Timothy--- To the people of the church in Thessalonica, who belong to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

The Message                         .

NIRV                                      .

New Life Version                    .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Contemporary English V.       From Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To the church in Thessalonica, the people of God our Father and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        From Paul, Silas, and Timothy. We send our greetings to you, the Thessalonian congregation of believers, which is in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

May God’s delightful grace and peace rest upon you.

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  I, Paul, and Silas and Timothy are writing this letter to you in the city of Thessalonica, who are a group of believers joined to God our Father and to Jesus the Messiah our Lord.  

We pray that God our Father, and Jesus the Messiah our Lord, will continue to act kindly toward you and that he will continue to give you peace.

Williams’ New Testament      Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Thessalonian church in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: spiritual blessing and peace be to you.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            From: Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To: The assembly of Thessalonians in our Father God and Master Jesus, the Anointed King.

Generosity to you and peace out from our Father God and Master Jesus, the Anointed King.

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the congregation of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

May grace be yours and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

A. Campbell's Living Oracles Paul, and Sylvanus, and Timothy, to the congregation of the Thessalonians, which is in God, our Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ:

Favor to you, and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament To the Thessalonian Church in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, From Paul, Silas, and Timothy.

May God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   .

Berean Study Bible                .

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Evangelical Heritage V.          .

Ferrar-Fenton Bible                .

Free Bible Version                 This letter comes from Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians who belong to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

May you have grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           .

International Standard V        The Letter of Paul Called

Second Thessalonians

Greetings

From: [The Gk. lacks From] Paul, Silvanus, [I.e. Silas] and Timothy.

To: The church of the Thessalonians in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. [Or Christ]

May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, [Or Christ] be yours!

Lexham Bible                         .

Montgomery NT                     .

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      .

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      .

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    .

Urim-Thummim Version         .

Weymouth New Testament    .

Wikipedia Bible Project          .

Worsley’s New Testament    .

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)     .

The Heritage Bible                 .

New American Bible (2002)   .

New American Bible (2011)   .

New English Bible–1970        .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

New RSV                               .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

exeGeses companion Bible   .

Hebraic Roots Bible               Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the Congregation of the Thessalonians in Elohim the Father and our Master Yahshua Messiah:

Grace to you and peace from YAHWEH our Father and our Master Yahshua Messiah.

Holy New Covenant Trans.    Second Letter to the Ones in Thessalonica
From Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To the called out people of the Thessalonians in God our Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ.

May help in time of need and peace come to you from God, our Father, and from the Lord, Jesus Christ.

The Scriptures 2009              Sha’ul, and Silas, and Timotiyos, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in Elohim our Father and the Master יהושע Messiah: 

Favour to you and peace from Elohim our Father and the Master יהושע Messiah.

Tree of Life Version                Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the community of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah:

Grace to you and shalom from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah!

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       ...Paul and Silvanus and Timothy [to] the congregation [of] thessalonians in god father [of] us and [in] lord jesus Christ Favor {be!} [to] you* and Peace from god father [of] us and [from] lord jesus christ...

Alpha & Omega Bible            PAULUS (Paul) AND SILVANUS AND TIMOTHEOS, TO THE EKKLESIA OF THE THESSALONIANS IN THEOS (The Alpha & Omega) OUR FATHER AND LORD JESUS CHRIST: †(Ekklesia is the Greek word for church. It actually means “congregation of called out ones.” It refers to people who have been called out of the world to be a part of the assembly of believers & followers of Jesus Christ. It does not refer to a building although there is nothing wrong with having a building as a meeting place. In the modern English language the word "church" can refer to either a building or the people. Ekklesia refers only to the people. There is nothing wrong with using the modern English vocalization of "church" when referring to either the people or the building. It’s just the evolution of language.)

GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM THEOS (The Alpha & Omega) FATHER AND LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Awful Scroll Bible                   Paul and Silas and Timothy to they called-out, of the Thessalonians, by-within God the Father, and the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One,

Grace to yous and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One.

Concordant Literal Version    Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the ecclesia of the Thessalonians, in God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:"

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

exeGeses companion Bible   SALUTATION

Paulos and Silvanus and Timo Theos:

To the ecclesia of Thessalonikeus

in Elohim our Father

and Adonay Yah Shua Messiah:

Charism to you and shalom

from Elohim our Father

and Adonay Yah Shua Messiah.

Orthodox Jewish Bible                                       MOSHIACH’S LETTER

THROUGH THE SHLIACH SHA’UL

TO THE BRIT CHADASHA

KEHILLAH IN THESSALONIKA (II)

From Sha'ul and Silvanus (Sila) and Timotiyos. To the Kehillah of the inhabitants of the city of Thessalonika, the Kehillah in Hashem, in Elohim Avinu and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu,

Chen v'Chesed Hashem to you and Shalom from Elohim Avinu and Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu.

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                .

An Understandable Version   [This letter is from] Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, [and is being sent] to the church of the Thessalonians in [fellowship with] God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

May you have unearned favor and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Expanded Bible              .

Jonathan Mitchell NT             Paul, Silvanus (or: Silas), and Timothy, to the called-out community of [the] Thessalonians within God our Father, even (or: and) [the] Lord (or: in union with God, our Father and Lord), Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace (or: Favor and harmony) to you from God, our Father and Lord (or: our Father, and [the] Lord), Jesus Christ ([the] Anointed)!

Syndein/Thieme                     .

Translation for Translators     .

The Voice                               .

Bible Translations with a Lot of Footnotes:

Lexham Bible                         Greeting

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace from God the Father [Some manuscripts have “God our Father”] and the Lord Jesus Christ.

NET Bible®                             .

New American Bible (2011)   .

The Passion Translation        .

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

The Spoken English NT         PAUL’S SECOND LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY IN THESSALONICA^a.
Greeting
From Paul, Silvanus,^b and Timothy, to the community of the Thessalonians,^c who are in God our Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace and peace to you, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

^a.Prn. Thessalonians-a-la-nye-ka.

^b.Prn. sil-vain-us.

^c.Prn. thess-a-loe-nee-ans.

Wilbur Pickering’s New T.     Opening Considerations
Greeting
Paul, Silvanus and Timothy,¹ to the congregation² of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.³

(1) Paul gives recognition to the junior members of the team.

(2) The first image that the term ‘church’ evokes in the minds of many is that of a building; what is in view here is a group of people.

(3) To the ‘western’ mind the repetition of the full form, “God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,” may seem unnecessary, if not stylistically poor, but this letter was written by a Hebrew.

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

A Faithful Version                  .

Analytical-Literal Translation  Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, To the assembly [or, church] of [the] Thessalonians in God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace to you_p and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!.

Berean Literal Bible                .

Bond Slave Version               Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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

C. Thomson updated NT        .

Charles Thomson NT             .

Context Group Version          Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the governing assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Anointed; Favor to you (pl) and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Anointed.

English Standard Version      .

Far Above All Translation       .

Green’s Literal Translation    .

Literal New Testament           .

Literal Standard Version        .

Modern English Version         .

Modern Literal Version 2020  Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the congregation* of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

grace to you° and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Modern KJV                           .

New American Standard B.    .

New European Version          .

New King James Version       .

NT (Variant Readings)           Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy,

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

Niobi Study Bible                   .

Revised Young's Lit. Trans.   .

A Voice in the Wilderness      .

Updated Bible Version 2.17   .

Webster’s Translation           .

World English Bible                .

Worrell New Testament         .

Young’s Updated LT             .

The gist of this passage: 

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Translation: [From] Paul and Silvanus and Timothy...

We have this second letter to the Thessalonians coming from the same three people: Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, as was the first letter.

This is Paul’s missionary team for the second missionary tour.

The general consensus is, this latter arrived months, not years, later. This would be reasonable as, the Thessalonians would know where the first letter came from; and Paul’s letter may not have answered all of their questions (or, perhaps it raised new ones). So, after reading that letter, after explaining it, it did not fully answer the questions which they had.

Translation: ...to the church of Thessalonica...

The word ekklêsía (ἐκκλησία) [pronounced ek-klay-SEE-ah] means, church, assembly, gathering, company; transliterated, ekklêsia. It is a reference to the body of believers who live in Thessalonica. There are probably a number of local churches there where they are built up.

Translation: ...[which is] in God our Father...

The church (body of believers) is in God the Father. This is their position.

Translation: ...and in the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Thessalonians, like us, are in God because we are in Christ Jesus. At the moment of exhaling faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit places us into Christ, which is a position (the phrase in Christ occurs nearly 90 times in the New Testament).

This is our position which testifies to the eternal nature of our relationship to God.

To us today, saying Jesus Christ, those two proper names together, seems to us that we are simply giving the full name of Jesus, His first and last name. Jesus is His first name, but when Paul affixes Christ to Jesus’ name, he is boldly proclaiming that Jesus is the Messiah, because that is what Christ means.

A Jewish person who is not a believer in Jesus would never refer to Him as Christ because that is exactly what they do not believe. Paul continually, throughout his epistles, speaks of Jesus Christ over 80 times.

2Thessalonians 1:1 [From] Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the church of Thessalonica [which is] in God our Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ. (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Translation: Grace to you (all) and peace...

We are all the recipients of God’s grace, which is the gracious favor that we receive from God because we are in Christ Jesus. Our position in Christ allows us great blessing in the life and beyond.

Peace refers to the peace which is established between man and God through Christ Jesus.

Translation: ...from God [our] Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul boldly proclaims that this grace and peace which he extends to the believers in Thessalonica is from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. By this, Paul assumes the position of speaking for Them. In other words, Paul is claiming divine authority.

2Thessalonians 1:2 Grace to you (all) and peace from God [our] Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Kukis nearly literal translation)

2Thessalonians 1:1–2 [From] Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the church of Thessalonica [which is] in God our Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you (all) and peace from God [our] Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Kukis nearly literal translation)

2Thessalonians 1:1–2 This letter is from Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, written to the assembly of believers in Thessalonica, which folk are in God our Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you all and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Kukis paraphrase)

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Team Paul Offers Up Thanksgiving for the Believers in Thessalonica

Choosing the passage to cover is usually fairly simple I try to keep it less than 3 verses, but, now and again that can’t be did. No matter what I do from here to the end of the chapter, there will be a significant amount of disagreement as to where a good stopping point is.

Normally, when I come across a passage which continues, I include an additional verse or so. For this next passage, many translations will continue past v. 4, some of them going to v. 8 (before using a period), some to v. 10 and some to v. 12. We expect this from the LSV translation, but not from the others.

Here is how others have translated this passage:

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    To keep on being grateful, we keep on being obligated to the God always about you (all), brothers, just as worthy keeps on being, for keeps on being the faith of you (all) and keeps on increasing the love with one accord, each (one) of all of you (all) toward one another; so that to them to us in you (all) to keep on boasting in the churches of God for the steadfastness of you (all) and of faith in all to persecutions of you (all) and to the troubles which you (all) keep on bearing with.

Complete Apostles Bible        We are obligated to give thanks to God always for you, brothers, and rightfully so, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all increases towards one another,

so that we ourselves are boasting in you among the churches of God about your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,...

Revised Douay-Rheims         .

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) We are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith groweth exceedingly and the charity of every one of you towards each other aboundeth.

So that we ourselves also glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith, and in all your persecutions and tribulations: which you endure.

V. Alexander’s Aramaic         .

Eastern Aramaic Manuscript  .

James Murdock’s Syriac NT We are bound to give thanks to God always, on your account, my brethren, as it is proper; because your faith groweth exceedingly, and, in you all, the love of each for his fellow increaseth.

Insomuch that we also boast of you in the churches of God, on account of your faith, and your patience in all the persecution and trials that ye endure;...

Original Aramaic NT              We are indebted to give thanks to God for you always, my brethren, as it is necessary, because your faith grows all the more and the love of each and every one of you increases toward his neighbor,

As we also will boast of you in the Assemblies of God for your faith and for your endurance in all your persecutions and your sufferings that you endure,...

Plain English Aramaic Bible   .

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another; 

So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;... [The BBE continues without taking a breath through to v. 10.]

Bible in Worldwide English     My brothers, we thank God for you always. It is the right thing to do. You trust him more and more. You all love each other more and more. So we are proud of you. We tell the churches of God about you because you are standing strong and you keep on believing in God. Your troubles and hard times do not stop you.

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  We thank God for you always. And that's what we should do, because you give us good reason to be thankful: Your faith is growing more and more. And the love that every one of you has for each other is also growing. So we tell the other churches of God how proud we are of you. We tell them how you patiently continue to be strong and have faith, even though you are being persecuted and are suffering many troubles.

God’s Word™                         We always have to thank God for you, brothers and sisters. It's right to do this because your faith is showing remarkable growth and your love for each other is increasing. That's why we brag in God's churches about your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and suffering you are experiencing.

Good News Bible (TEV)         Our friends, we must thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the others is becoming greater. That is why we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God. We boast about the way you continue to endure and believe through all the persecutions and sufferings you are experiencing.

The Message                         .

NIRV                                      .

New Life Version                    .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Contemporary English V.       My dear friends, we always have good reason to thank God for you, because your faith in God and your love for each other keep growing all the time. That's why we brag about you to all of God's churches. We tell them how patient you are and how you keep on having faith, even though you are going through a lot of trouble and suffering.

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Century Version             .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        We feel a personal responsibility to continually be thanking God for you, our spiritual family, every time we pray. And we have every reason to do so because your faith is growing marvelously beyond measure. The unselfish love each of you share for one another is increasing and overflowing!  We point to you as an example of unwavering faith for all the churches of God. We boast about how you continue to demonstrate unflinching endurance through all the persecutions and painful trials you are experiencing.

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  Our fellow believers, we are always thanking God, and we should do this, because you are trusting in the Lord Jesus more and more, and because every one of you is loving each of the others more and more. As a result, we keep proudly talking about you to the other groups of believers belonging to God. We tell them how you are being patient and how you continue trusting in the Lord Jesus, even though other people frequently cause you much trouble.

Williams’ New Testament      We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing so that we are always boasting of you among the churches of God for your patient endurance and faith, in spite of your persecutions and crushing sorrows which you are enduring.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            We are obligated to always be thankful to God concerning you, brothers, just as it is deserved because your trust goes far above others and the love of each one of you all for each other is increasing, in such a way for us ourselves to be bragging about you in the assemblies of God over your persistence to do what is right and trust in all your persecutions and the hard times that you tolerate.

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           .

A. Campbell's Living Oracles .

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament Brothers, it is our duty always to thank God about you, as is but right, considering the wonderful growth of your faith, and because, without exception, your love for one another is continually increasing.

So much is this the case that we ourselves speak with pride, before the Churches of God, of the patience and faith which you have shown, in spite of all the persecutions and troubles that you are enduring.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   We ought to thank God for you always, brothers, since it is proper, because your faith is growing so much and the love that every one of you has for each other is increasing more and more. Therefore, we ourselves speak proudly about you among the churches of God because of your steadfastness and faith amid all the persecutions and afflictions that you are enduring.

Berean Study Bible                .

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Evangelical Heritage V.          .

Revised Ferrar-Fenton Bible  .

Free Bible Version                 We keep on thanking God for you, brothers and sisters—we just have to! This is the right thing to do because your trust in God is growing in leaps and bounds, and the love of every one of you for each other increases more and more.

We speak so proudly of you among the churches of God because of your patient courage and trust in God during all the persecution and trouble you’re going through.

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           .

Holman Christian Standard    .

International Standard V        Endurance in Affliction

Brothers, at all times we are obligated to thank God for you. It is right to do this [Lit. As is right] because your faith is growing all the time and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.

As a result, we rejoice about you among God’s churches—about your endurance and faith through all the persecutions and afflictions you are experiencing.

Lexham Bible                         Thanksgiving for the Thessalonian Believers

We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing so that we ourselves boast in you in the churches of God about your patient endurance and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring,... [The Lexham Bible continues this sentence through v. 12.]

Montgomery NT                     .

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      .

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      .

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    .

Urim-Thummim Version         We are bound to thank Elohim always for you brethren, as is befitting, because your Faith grows exceedingly and the Love of everyone of you all toward each other abounds; So that we ourselves glory in you in the ekklesias of Elohim for your patience and Faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure:... [The UTV continues this sentence through v. 10.]

Weymouth New Testament    Unceasing thanks are due from us to God on your behalf, brethren. They are appropriate because your faith is growing greatly, and the love of every one of you for all the others goes on increasing.

It so increases that we ourselves make honourable mention of you among the Churches of God because of your patience and faith amid all your persecutions and amid the afflictions which you are enduring.

Wikipedia Bible Project          .

Worsley’s New Testament    .

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)  .

The Heritage Bible                 .

New American Bible (2002)   .

New American Bible (2011)   .

New English Bible–1970        .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

New RSV                               .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

Hebraic Roots Bible               Brothers, we are bound to give thanks to YAHWEH always concerning you, even as it is right, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each one of you multiplies toward one another,so as for us to boast ourselves in you in the Congregations of YAHWEH for your patience and faith in all your persecutions, and the afflictions which you endure,... [The HRB continues this sentence through v. 10.]

Holy New Covenant Trans.    We should always thank God for you, brothers and sisters. We really should, because your faith is growing fast. The giving of yourselves to everyone among you, for his good, expecting nothing in return, is also becoming stronger.

So among God’s called out people, we are proud of you. You are going through persecutions and troubles. We tell them how you still believe and endure.

The Scriptures 2009              We ought to give thanks to Elohim always for you, brothers, as it is proper, because your belief grows exceedingly, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing, so that we ourselves boast of you among the assemblies of Elohim for your endurance and belief in all your persecutions and afflictions which you are bearing,... [The Scriptures 2009 continues this sentence through v. 10.]

Tree of Life Version                We ought to always thank God for you, brothers and sisters, as is appropriate, because your faithfulness grows wonderfully, and the love of each one of you for one another continually increases.

Therefore, we ourselves boast of you among the communities of God—about your perseverance and faithfulness through all the persecutions and troubles that you endure.

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       ...to thank [We] owe the god always about you* Brothers as Worthy [It] is for overgrows The Faith [of] you* and increases The Love [of] one each [man] [of] all you* to one another that us us in you* to boast in the congregations [of] the god for the endurance [of] you* and faith in all the persecutions [of] you* and the afflictions whom* [You*] endure...

Alpha & Omega Bible            WE OUGHT ALWAYS TO GIVE THANKS TO THEOS (The Alpha & Omega) FOR YOU, BRETHREN, AS IS WORTHY, BECAUSE YOUR FAITH IS GREATLY ENLARGED, AND THE LOVE OF EACH ONE OF YOU TOWARD ONE ANOTHER GROWS EVER GREATER;

THEREFORE, WE OURSELVES SPEAK PROUDLY OF YOU AMONG THE EKKLESIA OF THEOS (The Alpha & Omega) FOR YOUR PERSEVERANCE AND FAITH IN THE MIDST OF ALL YOUR PERSECUTIONS AND AFFLICTIONS WHICH YOU ENDURE.

Awful Scroll Bible                   We ought to give good-favoredness to God, as-when-at-all times for yous of the same-womb, accordingly-as-to it suits because you all's confidence increases-beyond, and the dear love of each one of yous all for one another greatens, so-as, we ourselves are to boast from-among yous, from-among they called-out of God, over you all's abiding-under and confidence, from-within all you all's persecutions and oppressions, which yous hold-up under,... [The Awful Scroll Bible continues this sentence through v. 10.]

Concordant Literal Version    .

exeGeses companion Bible   THE EUCHARIST OF PAULOS

We are always indebted

to eucharistize Elohim for you, brothers,

exactly as is worthy;

that your trust increase greatly

and the love of each one of you all

superabound toward each other;

so that we ourselves boast in you

in the ecclesiae of Elohim

for your endurance and trust

in all the persecutions and tribulations you endure:... [The exeGeses companion Bible continues this sentence through v. 12.]

Orthodox Jewish Bible           With continuous hodayah (thanksgiving) we ought to make brachot to Hashem concerning you, Achim b'Moshiach, as is fitting, because your emunah is increasing abundantly and the ahavah (agape) every one of you has for the other is growing.

Therefore, we ourselves glory in you in all the kehillot of Hashem for your zitzfleisch (patience) and emunah in all the redifot (persecutions) and the tzoros you are enduring.

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                .

An Understandable Version   .

The Expanded Bible              .

Jonathan Mitchell NT             We continue being indebted to be constantly expressing gratitude to God (or: We are continually owing [it] to be habitually acknowledging the goodness of grace and the well-being from the favor in God) – always – concerning you, brothers (= fellow believers; = Family members), according as it is continually valuable (pushes the scales down; is worthy), because your faith (or: trust; conviction; loyalty) is constantly flourishing (growing above; over-growing; exceedingly increasing) and the love of each one of you all continuously abounds (exists in abundance) unto and into the midst of each other,

so that we ourselves boast in you folks among God's summoned-forth ones (among those called-out of God; or: in union with God’s called-out communities) over your steadfast remaining under to give support (or: persistent patient endurance) and faith (or: loyalty; trust) within all your pursuits (or: chasings; or: persecutions; harassments) and the pressures (squeezings; constrictions; contractions; tribulations; oppressions; ordeals) which you habitually have again (or: sustain; hold up).

P. Kretzmann Commentary    .

Syndein/Thieme                     .

Translation for Translators     .

The Voice                               .

Bible Translations with Many Footnotes:

Lexham Bible                         .

NET Bible®                             .

New American Bible (2011)   .

The Passion Translation        .

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

The Spoken English NT         A Prayer of Thanks and a Promise of Rescue from Persecution
We owe thanks to God for you all the time, brothers and sisters-which is exactly appropriate. Because your faith is really growing! And the love that all of you have for each other is increasing!

It’s to the point that^d we’re bragging about you ourselves, in all the communities of God. We tell them about your endurance and faith, amidst all the persecutions and distress^e that you’re going through.

^d.Lit. “…increasing, with the result that”.

^e.Lit. “distresses,” or “pressures,” which refers to actively hostile treatment by outsiders.

Wilbur Pickering’s New T.     Commendation and encouragement
We are obligated to always give thanks to God about you, brothers, and properly so, because your faith is really growing, and the love of each and every one of you towards each other keeps increasing; so that we ourselves boast about you among God’s congregations, referring to your steadfastness and faith in the midst of all your persecutions, and the tribulations that you are enduring⁴... [Wilbur Pickering’s New Testament Bible continues this sentence through v. 10.]

(4) Paul boasts of their steadfastness and faith. Evidently the believers in Thessalonica were passing through tough times—the adversity caused their faith to grow and their love for each other to increase. This equation appears to be a norm within the Kingdom of God.

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

A Faithful Version                  .

Analytical-Literal Translation  We ought to be giving thanks to God always for you_p, brothers [and sisters], just as it is fitting, because your_p faith grows abundantly and the love of each one of you_p all for one another increases,

with the result that we ourselves are boasting of you_p in the assemblies [or, churches] of God about your_p perseverance and faith in all your_p persecutions and afflictions which you_p endure, ... [The Analytical-Literal Translation continues this sentence through v. 10.]

Berean Literal Bible                .

Bond Slave Version               .

C. Thomson updated NT        .

Charles Thomson NT             .

Context Group Version          We are bound to recognize [our] indebtedness to God always for you (pl), brothers, even as it is suitable, for that your (pl) trust grows exceedingly, and the allegiance of each one of you (pl) all toward one another abounds; so that we ourselves boast in you (pl) in God's governing assemblies for your (pl) patience and trust in all your (pl) persecutions and in the afflictions which you (pl) endure;... [The CGV continues this sentence through v. 10.]

English Standard Version      .

Far Above All Translation       We have a debt to always be giving thanks to God for you, brothers, as is befitting, because your faith is increasing exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another is growing, with the result that we ourselves boast in you, in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the tribulations which you endure,... [The FALT continues this sentence through v. 10.]

Green’s Literal Translation    .

Literal New Testament           .

Literal Standard Version        .

Modern English Version         .

Modern Literal Version 2020  Brethren, we always ought to give-thanks to God concerning you°, just-as it is worthy, because your° faith is growing substantially, and the love* of each one of you° all toward one another is increasing; so-as for us ourselves to boast in you° in the congregations* of God, on behalf of your° endurance and faith in all your° persecutions, and in the afflictions which you° are tolerating.

Modern KJV                           .

New American Standard        .

New European Version          .

New King James Version       .

NT (Variant Readings)           .

Niobi Study Bible                   .

Revised Young's Lit. Trans.   .

Updated Bible Version 2.17   .

A Voice in the Wilderness      .

Webster’s Translation           .

World English Bible                .

Worrell New Testament         .

Young’s Updated LT             .

The gist of this passage: 

3-4

Translation: We keep on being under obligation to keep on being grateful to God always about you (all), brothers;...

This almost seems to be a contradiction in terms, that they are under an obligation to be grateful. The best way I have seen this translated is by the CGV: We are bound to recognize [our] indebtedness to God always for you (pl), brothers,... Team Paul is indebted to God for the Thessalonians and for what is taking place there in their churches.

Paul and his team move about, from one place to the next, evangelizing, doing some teaching, and then leaving. They do not know what is going to happen to each group of believers. Will they suffer great attacks and persecutions after Team Paul has moved on? Paul is concerned for what happens to the people in each city where he goes, and he is indebted to God for caring for the believers where he has been.

Paul is grateful for these believers in Thessalonica and for their reaction to the pressures which they are under.

In the United States and similar nations of freedom, our lives as believers, to this point (I am writing in 2022) we have been relatively unhindered in our spiritual lives and in the expression of our faith. We have not faced the difficulties which new believers in the Roman Empire faced. However, at the same time, our faith has become flaccid and weak.

At one time, church and daily vacation Bible school and Sunday school for children was pretty much the norm for most families. Prior to that, spiritual discussions in the home were much more common.

We, as a client nation to God, have clearly drifted off course. What should we expect? Discipline, pressures, and tests of faith.

Translation: ...just as it is appropriate, as your faith keeps on increasing;...

It is proper, fitting, and appropriate for Paul to be grateful for the local church in Thessalonica, because the faith of the believers there continues increasing.

It is clearly a concern for Paul as to what will happen to the believers in a city when he leaves them; and the faith of the Thessalonians keeps on increasing. Paul and company are very grateful for that.

Translation: ...and the agapê love of each one from all of you toward one another.

Illustration: When a group of people are suddenly under great pressure, there are several ways that this group can respond. Politicians often respond the same way: they lie, they point fingers, they blame others. We see this for any disaster or difficulty. When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the politicians could not get on the media fast enough to blame members of the other party. Politicians from both parties, at every level, were to blame for the mess that was in New Orleans (although key to that disaster was the spiritual deficiencies of the people in New Orleans). When it became known that the people of Flint, Michigan were drinking substandard water, the first thing that politicians did was identify members of the opposite party and blame them for the bad water. In both of those disasters, it was nearly impossible to determine where the underlying problems were, for all the blame which was being laid at the doors of politicians from the other party (which accusations filled the media). Whereas, you would think that investigative reporting would have been the order of the day, to uncover what the ultimate problems were, what went wrong, and how this could be avoided again in the future, the news media was filled with reporters taking sides. The rule of thumb for politicians is this: the first politician to point his finger in blame at another politician in the other party—that first politician is probably the person most to blame for whatever has happened.

The believers in Thessalonica are under great pressure; they are facing many difficulties. They are under the exact sort of pressure which would cause person A to blame person B. But this is not the way that they react. They continue with a relaxed mental attitude toward one another, helping one another rather than heaping blame on one another.

We saw in the book of Acts that, even when Paul had to leave a city and move on, God would provide for that city spiritually. For instance, Apollos stepped up as a pastor-teacher in regions where Paul had been. We can only assume that other believers, with this gift, with this knowledge, had begun to take positions of teaching leadership in the churches of Thessalonica.

2Thessalonians 1:3 We keep on being under obligation to keep on being grateful to God always about you (all), brothers; just as it is appropriate, as your faith keeps on increasing; and the agapê love of each one from all of you toward one another. (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Translation: Accordingly, to we ourselves to keep on boasting in you (all) in the churches of God,...

Paul has told believers in other areas about the Thessalonians. He has been extolling their faith and their reaction to pressures and difficulties.

Translation: ...for your endurance...

The key word here is the feminine singular noun hupomonê (ὐπομονή) [pronounced hoop-ohm-ohn-AY], which means, steadfastness, constancy, endurance; to remain under pressure, to have a relaxed mental attitude under pressure; not swerving from a deliberate purpose and from loyalty to faith and piety through even the greatest trials and sufferings; patiently, and steadfastly; a patient enduring. Strong’s #5281.

Translation: ...and [for your] faith in all your persecutions...

The Thessalonians were being persecuted, yet they remained faithful to God and to the teaching of the Word of God during these persecutions.

Translation: ...and in all your pressures which you keep on enduring.

The Thessalonians keep on bearing up under the pressures which have been put upon them.

2Thessalonians 1:4 Accordingly, to we ourselves to keep on boasting in you (all) in the churches of God, for your endurance and [for your] faith in all your persecutions and in all your pressures which you keep on enduring. (Kukis nearly literal translation)

2Thessalonians 1:3–4 We keep on being under obligation to keep on being grateful to God always about you (all), brothers; just as it is appropriate, as your faith keeps on increasing; and the agapê love of each one from all of you toward one another. Accordingly, to we ourselves to keep on boasting in you (all) in the churches of God, for your endurance and [for your] faith in all your persecutions and in all your pressures which you keep on enduring. (Kukis nearly literal translation)

2Thessalonians 1:3–4 We are continually grateful for our being obligated to God because of you, brothers, as is appropirate, because your faith continues increasing as does your agapê love which you have toward one another. Accordingly, we ourselves take pride in you and the churches of God there, because of your endurance and your faith in the persecutions and pressures which you keep on enduring. (Kukis paraphrase)

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Difficulties in Thessalonica and the Anticipated Second Advent

Although I hate to take in so many verses all at once, most translations continue this as a single sentence.

Here is how others have translated this passage:

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    A token of the righteous justice of God to consider worthy you (all) of the kingdom of the God, on account of which even you (all) keep on experiencing. If indeed [it is] a righteous (thing) with God to recompense the ones oppressing you (all) [with] trouble, and you (all) [are] being pressed upon, a relaxing with us in the appearing of the Lord Jesus from heaven with messengers of power of Him. In a fire of flame, a continual giving of justice to those not seeing God and to those not hearing the proclamation (of good news) of the Lord of us, Jesus, [for] which verdict they will suffer destruction everlasting from a face of the Lord and from the glory of the force of Him, when He might appear to be adorn with glory among the holy ones of Him and to be admired among all the ones believing that he might be persuaded the testimony of us to you (all) in the day that.

Complete Apostles Bible        ...which is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which you also suffer;

since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

and to give you who are being afflicted rest along with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus 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 Christ.

These shall pay a penalty--eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might,

whenever He comes, in that Day, to be glorified among His saints and to be marveled among all those having believed, because our testimony among you was believed.

Revised Douay-Rheims         .

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) For an example of the just judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which also you suffer.

Seeing it is a just thing with God to repay 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 the angels of his power:

In a flame of fire, giving vengeance to them who know not God and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Who shall suffer eternal punishment in destruction, from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his power:

When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be made wonderful in all them who have believed; because our testimony was believed upon you in that day.

V. Alexander’s Aramaic         .

Eastern Aramaic Manuscript  .

James Murdock’s Syriac NT ...for a demonstration of the righteous judgment of God; that ye may be worthy of his kingdom, on account of which ye suffer.

And since it is a righteous thing with God, to recompense trouble to them that trouble you:

and you, who are the troubled, he will vivify, with us, at the manifestation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah from heaven, with the host of his angels;

when he will execute vengeance, with the burning of fire, on them that know not God, and on them that acknowledge not the gospel of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

For these will be recompensed with the judgment of eternal destruction, from the presence of our Lord, and from the glory of his power;

when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to display his wonders in his faithful ones; for our testimony concerning you, will be believed, in that day.

Original Aramaic NT              For a demonstration of the just judgment of God, that you may be worthy of his Kingdom, for whose sake you suffer.

And truly it is just before God to reward suffering to your tormentors,

And you who are tormented he shall save* with us by the revelation of Our Lord Yeshua The Messiah who is from Heaven, with the armies of his Angels,

Whenever he executes vengeance in blazing fire on those who do not know God and on those who have not recognized The Good News of Our Lord Yeshua The Messiah,

For they will be paid in judgment: eternal destruction from the face of Our Lord and from the glory of his power,

Whenever he comes to be glorified in his Holy Ones, he will show his wonders in his believers, because you believed in our testimony that was for you in that day.

Plain English Aramaic Bible   .

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain; For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you, And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with the angels of his power in flames of fire, To give punishment to those who have no knowledge of God, and to those who do not give ear to the good news of our Lord Jesus: Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength, At his coming, when he will have glory in his saints, and will be a cause of wonder in all those who had faith because our witness among you had effect in that day.

Bible in Worldwide English     This proves that God will judge right. And he will say that you are good enough for the kingdom of God because you suffer for it.

God will do what is right. He will give trouble to those who are troubling you.

And he will give rest to you who are having troubles, and to us also. He will give this rest when our Lord Jesus comes back from heaven. The Lord Jesus will come with his strong angels in flaming fire.

He will punish those who do not know God, and those who do not obey the good news of our Lord Jesus.

They will be destroyed for ever. That will be their punishment. They will be for ever separated from the Lord and from his great and wonderful power.

This will happen on the day he comes. On that day his people will show how great and wonderful he is. And all those who have believed in him will be surprised at how great he is. That means you also, because you believed what we told you.

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  This is proof that God is right in his judgment. He wants you to be worthy of his kingdom. Your suffering is for that kingdom. God will do what is right. He will punish those who are causing you trouble. And he will bring relief to you who are troubled. He will bring it to you and to us when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven for all to see, together with his powerful angels. He will come with burning fire to punish those who don't know God--those who refuse to accept the Good News about our Lord Jesus Christ. They will be punished with a destruction that never ends. They will not be allowed to be with the Lord but will be kept away from his great power. This will happen on the day when the Lord Jesus comes to receive honor with his holy people. He will be admired among all who have believed. And this includes you because you believed what we told you.

God’s Word™                         Your suffering proves that God's judgment is right and that you are considered worthy of his kingdom. Certainly, it is right for God to give suffering to those who cause you to suffer. It is also right for God to give all of us relief from our suffering. He will do this when the Lord Jesus is revealed, coming from heaven with his mighty angels in a blazing fire. He will take revenge on those who refuse to acknowledge God and on those who refuse to respond to the Good News about our Lord Jesus. They will pay the penalty by being destroyed forever, by being separated from the Lord's presence and from his glorious power. This will happen on that day when he comes to be honored among all his holy people and admired by all who have believed in him. This includes you because you believed the testimony we gave you.