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 pay the penalty by being destroyed forever, by being separated from the Lord’s presence and from his glorious power. 10⌞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. With this in mind, we always pray that our God will make you worthy of his call. We also pray that through ⌞his⌟ power he will help you accomplish every good desire and help you do everything your faith produces. 12That way the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored among you. Then, because of the good will of Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, you will be honored by him.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeεἰςeis · towardG1519
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• we prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• youσύsu · youG4771
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• would countἀξιόωaxioō · to deem worthyG515
• ofκλῆσιςklēsis · callingG2821
• fulfilπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the good pleasureεὐδοκίαeudokia · goodwillG2107
• ofἀγαθωσύνηagathōsunē · goodnessG19
• the workἔργονergon · workG2041
• of faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 1:11

• Romans 1:9I serve God by spreading the Good News about his Son. God is my witness that I always mention you
• Ephesians 1:16I never stop thanking God for you. I always remember you in my prayers.
• Ephesians 3:14This is the reason I kneel in the presence of the Father
• Philippians 1:9I pray that your love will keep on growing because of your knowledge and insight.
• Colossians 1:9For this reason we have not stopped praying for you since the day we heard about you. We ask ⌞God⌟ to fill you with the knowledge of his will through every kind of spiritual wisdom and insight.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:9We can never thank God enough for all the joy you give us as we rejoice in God’s presence.
• Psalms 48:14“This God is our God forever and ever. He will lead us beyond death.”
• Psalms 68:20Our God is the God of victories. The Almighty Lord is our escape from death.
• Isaiah 25:9On that day ⌞his people⌟ will say, “This is our God; we have waited for him, and now he will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let us rejoice and be glad because he will save us.”
• Isaiah 55:7Let wicked people abandon their ways. Let evil people abandon their thoughts. Let them return to the Lord, and he will show compassion to them. Let them return to our God, because he will freely forgive them.
• Daniel 3:17If our God, whom we honor, can save us from a blazing furnace and from your power, he will, Your Majesty.
• Revelation 5:10You made them a kingdom and priests for our God. They will rule as kings on the earth.”
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5Your suffering proves that God’s judgment is right and that you are considered worthy of his kingdom.
• Colossians 1:12You will also thank the Father, who has made you able to share the light, which is what God’s people inherit.
• Revelation 3:4But you have a few people in Sardis who have kept their clothes clean. They will walk with me in white clothes because they deserve it.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:14With this in mind he called you by the Good News which we told you so that you would obtain 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