New King James Version
2 Thessalonians 1:4
4so 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,
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 Living Translation (NLT)We proudly tell God’s other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering.
Context of 2 Thessalonians 1:4
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, 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, 5which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; 6since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,
Read all of 2 Thessalonians 12 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 in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true.
- 2 Corinthians 9:2for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.
- Romans 2:7eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;
- Romans 5:3And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;
- Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
- Romans 12:12rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:2and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith,
- Hebrews 6:15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
- Hebrews 10:36For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
- Hebrews 12:1Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
- James 1:3knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
- James 5:7Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.
- 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
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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
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