2 Thessalonians 1:4

2 Thessalonians 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.
• New King James Version (NKJV)so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,

Context of 2 Thessalonians 1:4

2Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! 3We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater. As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring. 5This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering. 6For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

2 Thessalonians 1:4 word by word

ὥστε αὐτοὺς ἡμᾶς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τοῦ θεοῦ ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑπομονῆς ὑμῶν καὶ πίστεως ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς διωγμοῖς ὑμῶν καὶ ταῖς θλίψεσιν αἷς ἀνέχεσθε,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ourselvesαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• gloryκαυχάομαιkauchaomai · to boastG2744
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• youσύsu · youG4771
• the churchesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• patienceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• persecutionsδιωγμόςdiōgmos · persecutionG1375
• tribulationsθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ye endureἀνέχωanechomai · to endureG430

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 1:4

• 2 Corinthians 7:14For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has proved true as well.
• 2 Corinthians 9:2because I know your eagerness to help. I keep boasting to the Macedonians about this eagerness of yours, that Achaia has been ready to give since last year, and your zeal to participate has stirred up most of them.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:19For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?
• 2 Thessalonians 3:5Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.
• Romans 2:7eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,
• Romans 5:3Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
• Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.
• Romans 12:12Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith,
• Hebrews 6:15And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.
• Hebrews 10:36For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,
• James 1:3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
• James 5:7So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.
• 2 Peter 1:6to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4We ourselves glory in you in the Churches of God - We hold you up as an example of what the grace of God, can produce when communicated to honest and faithful hearts. For your patience and faith - From Acts 17:5, Acts 17:13, and from 1 Thessalonians 2:14, we learn, that the people of Thessalonica had suffered much persecution, both from the Jews and their own countrymen; but being thoroughly convinced of the truth of the Gospel, and feeling it to be the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God - That is, we mention your example to other churches, and glory in it, as an evidence of what the gospel is suited to do; see the notes on 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20; compare the notes on 2 Corinthians 9:2. For your patience - Your patient endurance of trials. And faith - Fidelity, or constancy. You have shown unwavering confidence in God in your afflictions. In all your persecutions and tribulations…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Paul praised the Thessalonians' perseverance and faith to other churches. This praise would encourage the Thessalonians to remain strong and loyal despite persecution (1 Thessalonians 2:14; 3:3–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. glory in you--make our boast of you, literally, "in your case." "Ourselves" implies that not merely did they hear others speaking of the Thessalonians' faith, but they, the missionaries themselves, boasted of it. Compare 1Th 1:8, wherein the apostle said, their faith was so well known in various places, that he and his fellow missionaries had no need to speak of it; but here he says, so abounding is their love, combined with faith and patience, that he…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Thessalonians 1:4

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• God Continued...
• Love
• Meekness
• Patience
• Paul
• Persecution
• Resignation
• Righteousness
• Suffering

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• Pauline Theology
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• suffer, suffering

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