2 Thessalonians 1:3-5

English Standard Version

Thanksgiving

^3 (A)We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers,^[a] as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. ⁴ Therefore ^(B)we ourselves boast about you ^(C)in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith ^(D)in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.

The Judgment at Christ's Coming

⁵ This is ^(E)evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be ^(F)considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering—