New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Thessalonians 1:3-8

3We oughtG3784 alwaysG3842 1to giveG2168 thanksG2168 to GodG2316 for you, 2brethrenG80, as is only fittingG514, becauseG3754 your faithG4102 is greatlyG5232 enlargedG5232, and the 3loveG26 of eachG1538 oneG1520 of you towardG1519 oneG240 anotherG240 growsG4121 ever greaterG4121;

4thereforeG5620, we ourselvesG846 4speakG1461 proudlyG1461 of you amongG1722 5the churchesG1577 of GodG2316 for your 6perseveranceG5281 and faithG4102 7in the midst of allG3956 your persecutionsG1375 and afflictionsG2347 whichG3739 you endureG430.

5This is a 8plainG1730 indicationG1730 of God’sG2316 righteousG1342 judgmentG2920 soG1519 that you will be 9consideredG2661 worthyG2661 of the kingdomG932 of GodG2316, for whichG3739 indeedG2532 you are sufferingG3958.

6 10For afterG1512 allG1512 11it is only justG1342 12for GodG2316 to repayG467 with afflictionG2347 thoseG3588 who afflictG2346 you,

7and to give reliefG425 to you who are afflictedG2346 13and to us as well 14 15whenG1722 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 will be revealedG602 16from heavenG3772 17with 18His mightyG1411 angelsG32 19in flamingG5395 fireG4442,

8dealingG1325 out retributionG1557 to thoseG3588 who 20do not knowG3609 GodG2316 and to thoseG3588 who 21do not obeyG5219 the gospelG2098 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424.

Notes

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