2 Thessalonians 1:11

2 Thessalonians 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
• New International Version (NIV)With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,

Context of 2 Thessalonians 1:11

9They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, 10on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony. To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith, 12so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:11 word by word

εἰς ὃ καὶ προσευχόμεθα πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν ἵνα ὑμᾶς ἀξιώσῃ τῆς κλήσεως ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν καὶ πληρώσῃ πᾶσαν εὐδοκίαν ἀγαθωσύνης καὶ ἔργον πίστεως ἐν δυνάμει,Read the interlinear

• To this endεἰςeis · towardG1519
• To this endὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• To this endκαίkai · andG2532
• we always prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• we always prayπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• youσύsu · youG4771
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• will count you worthyἀξιόωaxioō · to deem worthyG515
• callingκλῆσιςklēsis · callingG2821
• He will powerfully fulfillἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• He will powerfully fulfillδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• He will powerfully fulfillπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• goodἀγαθωσύνηagathōsunē · goodnessG19
• desireεὐδοκίαeudokia · goodwillG2107
• workἔργονergon · workG2041
• of faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 1:11

• Romans 1:9God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
• Ephesians 1:16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
• Ephesians 3:14... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
• Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
• Colossians 1:9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:9How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
• Psalms 48:14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
• Psalms 68:20Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
• Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
• Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
• Daniel 3:17If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
• Revelation 5:10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
• Colossians 1:12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
• Revelation 3:4But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:14To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11We pray - that our God would count you worthy - It is our earnest prayer that God would make you worthy, ͅ, afford those continual supplies of grace by his Holy Spirit, without which you cannot adorn your holy vocation; you are called into the Christian Church, and, to be proper members of this Church, you must be members of the mystical body of Christ; and this implies that you should be holy, as he who has called you is holy. Fulfil all the good…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Wherefore also we pray always for you - See the notes, 1 Thessalonians 1:2. That our God would count you worthy of this calling. - Margin, “or, vouchsafe.” The meaning is, “that he would regard you as worthy of this calling;” see the notes on ver. 5. Of this calling; see the notes, Ephesians 4:1. The “calling” here, is that which had brought them into the kingdom, and led them to become Christians. And fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness. - That…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-12Verses 11-12 Believing thoughts and expectations of the second coming of Christ should lead us to pray to God more, for ourselves and others. If there is any good in us, it is owing to the good pleasure of his goodness, and therefore it is called grace. There are many purposes of grace and good-will in God toward his people, and the apostle prays that God would complete in them the work of faith with power. This is to their doing every other good work…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Will count you worthy of His calling: Paul had reminded the Thessalonians that God called them to act in a way God would consider worthy (1 Thessalonians 2:12; see also Ephesians 4:1; Philippians 1:27; Colossians 1:10). Paul prayed that God would give the Thessalonian Christians the power to live and work in a way that would please God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Wherefore--Greek, "With a view to which," namely, His glorification in you as His saints. also--We not only anticipate the coming glorification of our Lord in His saints, but we also pray concerning (so the Greek) YOU. our God--whom we serve. count you worthy--The prominent position of the "You" in the Greek makes it the emphatic word of the sentence. May you be found among the saints whom God shall count worthy of their calling (Ep 4:1)! There is no…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings