2 Thessalonians 1
New International Version
1 Paul, Silas[a](A) and Timothy,(B)
To the church of the Thessalonians(C) in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(D)
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We ought always to thank God for you,(E) brothers and sisters,[b] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.(F) 4 Therefore, among God’s churches we boast(G) about your perseverance and faith(H) in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.(I)
5 All this is evidence(J) that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy(K) of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. 6 God is just:(L) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(M) 7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(N) in blazing fire(O) with his powerful angels.(P) 8 He will punish(Q) those who do not know God(R) and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(S) 9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction(T) and shut out from the presence of the Lord(U) and from the glory of his might(V) 10 on the day(W) he comes to be glorified(X) in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.(Y)
11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,(Z) that our God may make you worthy(AA) of his calling,(AB) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness(AC) and your every deed prompted by faith.(AD) 12 We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you,(AE) and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.[c]
Footnotes
- 2 Thessalonians 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 13, 15; 3:1, 6, 13.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:12 Or God and Lord, Jesus Christ
2 Tessalonikerne 1
En Levende Bok
Hilsen
1 Hilsen fra Paulus, Silvanus[a] og Timoteus.
Til menigheten i Tessaloniki som lever i fellesskap med Gud, vår Far, og Herren Jesus Kristus[b].
2 Vi ber at Gud, vår Far og Herren Jesus Kristus vil vise dere godhet og fylle dere med fred.
Oppmuntring i forfølgelse
3 Kjære søsken[c], vi må alltid takke Gud for dere. Det finnes gode grunner for det. Troen deres fortsetter å spire, og deres kjærlighet til hverandre blir hele tiden sterkere og sterkere. 4 Derfor forteller vi med stolthet om dere i Guds menigheter. Vi tenker på deres langvarige utholdenhet og tro i alle de forfølgelsene og lidelsene som har rammet dere. 5-6 Gud kommer til å bruke disse lidelsene for å vise sin rettferdige dom. De som plager dere, skal få sin straff, mens dere som lider på grunn av troen, vil få tilhøre Guds eget folk for evig. 7 Ja, dere som lider nå, skal få hvile ut da. Gud skal sette fri både dere og oss fra lidelsene den dagen Herren Jesus kommer igjen fra Guds himmel og viser seg med alle sine mektige engler. 8 Han kommer i flammende ild for å dømme dem som ikke vil vite noe av Gud og som nekter å ta imot det glade budskapet om frelse ved vår Herre Jesus. 9 Disse personene vil bli straffet ved å gå evig fortapt og bli skilt fra Herrens makt og herlighet. 10 Alle som tror på Herren og tilhører ham, skal ære og hylle ham når han kommer igjen. Dere tilhører Herren, etter som dere har trodd på budskapet vårt.
11 Derfor ber vi alltid til vår Gud at han skal hjelpe dere til å leve på en måte som er verdig dem som er innbudt til å tilhøre ham. Ja, vi ber at han skal gi dere kraft til å gjennomføre alt det gode dere vil gjøre på grunn av troen. 12 Gjennom dette blir Herren Jesus æret, og dere blir så i sin tur æret av ham. Alt skjer takket være den kjærlighet og tilgivelse vi har fått fra vår Gud og Herre Jesus Kristus.
Footnotes
- 1:1 Samme person ble kalt Silas i Apostlenes gjerninger, historien om de første troende.
- 1:1 ”Kristus” betyr ”den salvede” på gresk. Blant Israels folk ble konger, prester og profeter salvet med olje før de begynte oppgaven sin. Gud hadde ved profetene lovet å sende en salvet konge som skulle herske over alle folk. Det hebraisk ordet ”Messias” betyr også ”den salvede”.
- 1:3 På gresk: Brødre. Samme oversettelse blir brukt gjennom hele brevet.
2 Thessalonians 1
King James Version
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
4 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:
5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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