2 Thessalonians 1 (New American Standard Bible)

2 Thessalonians 1

Thanksgiving for Faith and Perseverance

 ^1(A)Paul and ^(B)Silvanus and ^(C)Timothy, To the ^(D)church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

 ^2(E)Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 ³We ought always ^(F)to give thanks to God for you, ^(G)brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the ^(H)love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater;

 ⁴therefore, we ourselves ^(I)speak proudly of you among ^(J)the churches of God for your perseverance and faith ^(K)in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

 ⁵This is a ^(L)plain indication of God's righteous judgment so that you will be ^(M)considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.

 ⁶For after all ^(N)it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

 ⁷and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well ^(O)when the Lord Jesus will be revealed ^(P)from heaven ^(Q)with His mighty angels ^(R)in flaming fire,

 ⁸dealing out retribution to those who ^(S)do not know God and to those who ^(T)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

 ⁹These will pay the penalty of ^(U)eternal destruction, ^(V)away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

 ¹⁰when He comes to be ^(W)glorified in His saints on that ^(X)day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed--for our ^(Y)testimony to you was believed.

 ¹¹To this end also we ^(Z)pray for you always, that our God will ^(AA)count you worthy of your ^(AB)calling, and fulfill every desire for ^(AC)goodness and the ^(AD)work of faith with power,

 ¹²so that the ^(AE)name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.