New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Thessalonians 1:1-7

1 1PaulG3972 and 2SilvanusG4610 and 3TimothyG5095,

To the 4churchG1577 of the ThessaloniansG2331 in GodG2316 our FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547: 2 5GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 the FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

3We oughtG3784 alwaysG3842 6to giveG2168 thanksG2168 to GodG2316 for you, 7brethrenG80, as is only fittingG514, becauseG3754 your faithG4102 is greatlyG5232 enlargedG5232, and the 8loveG26 of eachG1538 oneG1520 of you towardG1519 oneG240 anotherG240 growsG4121 ever greaterG4121; 4thereforeG5620, we ourselvesG846 9speakG1461 proudlyG1461 of you amongG1722 10the churchesG1577 of GodG2316 for your 11perseveranceG5281 and faithG4102 12in the midst of allG3956 your persecutionsG1375 and afflictionsG2347 whichG3739 you endureG430. 5This is a 13plainG1730 indicationG1730 of God’sG2316 righteousG1342 judgmentG2920 soG1519 that you will be 14consideredG2661 worthyG2661 of the kingdomG932 of GodG2316, for whichG3739 indeedG2532 you are sufferingG3958. 6 15For afterG1512 allG1512 16it is only justG1342 17for GodG2316 to repayG467 with afflictionG2347 thoseG3588 who afflictG2346 you, 7and to give reliefG425 to you who are afflictedG2346 18and to us as well 19 20whenG1722 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 will be revealedG602 21from heavenG3772 22with 23His mightyG1411 angelsG32 24in flamingG5395 fireG4442,

Notes

1. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 1 Thess 1:1 ↩
2. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 2 Cor 1:19 ↩
3. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 Acts 16:1 ↩
4. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 Acts 17:1; 1 Thess 1:1 ↩
5. 2 Thessalonians 1:2 Rom 1:7 ↩
6. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 Rom 1:8; Eph 5:20; 1 Thess 1:2; 2 Thess 2:13 ↩
7. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 1 Thess 4:1; 2 Thess 2:1 ↩
8. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 1 Thess 3:12 ↩
9. 2 Thessalonians 1:4 2 Cor 7:4; 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
10. 2 Thessalonians 1:4 1 Cor 7:17; 1 Thess 2:14 ↩
11. 2 Thessalonians 1:4 Or steadfastness ↩
12. 2 Thessalonians 1:4 1 Cor 7:17; 1 Thess 2:14 ↩
13. 2 Thessalonians 1:5 Phil 1:28 ↩
14. 2 Thessalonians 1:5 Luke 20:35; 2 Thess 1:11 ↩
15. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Lit If indeed ↩
16. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Ex 23:22; Col 3:25; Heb 6:10 ↩
17. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Or in the sight of ↩
18. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Lit along with us ↩
19. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Lit at the revelation of the Lord Jesus ↩
20. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Luke 17:30 ↩
21. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 1 Thess 4:16 ↩
22. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Jude 14 ↩
23. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Lit the angels of His power ↩
24. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Ex 3:2; 19:18; Is 66:15; Ezek 1:13; Dan 7:9; Matt 25:41; 1 Cor 3:13; Heb 10:27; 12:29; 2 Pet 3:7; Jude 7; Rev 14:10 ↩