2 Thessalonians 1
Greeting
aPaul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving
3 aWe ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. 4 Therefore awe ourselves boast about you bin the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith cin all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.
The Judgment at Christ’s Coming
5 This is aevidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be bconsidered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— 6 since indeed God considers it ajust bto repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to grant arelief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when bthe Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven cwith his mighty angels 8 ain flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those bwho do not know God and on those who cdo not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will suffer the punishment of aeternal destruction, baway from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 awhen he comes on bthat day cto be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our dtestimony to you ewas believed. 11 To this end we aalways pray for you, that our God may bmake you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every cwork of faith by his power, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus amay be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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