2 Thessalonians 1
Amplified Bible
Thanksgiving for Faith and Perseverance
1 Paul, Silvanus (Silas), and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We ought always and indeed are morally obligated [as those in debt] to give thanks to God for you, [a]brothers and sisters, as is fitting, because your faith is growing ever greater, and the [unselfish] [b]love of each one of you toward one another is continually increasing. 4 Therefore, we speak of you with pride among the churches of God for your steadfastness [your unflinching endurance, and patience] and your firm faith in the midst of all the persecution and [crushing] distress which you endure. 5 This is a positive proof of the righteous judgment of God [a sign of His fair verdict], so that you will be considered worthy of His kingdom, for which indeed you are suffering. 6 For after all it is only just for God to repay with distress those who distress you, 7 and to give relief to you who are so distressed and to us as well when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a flame of fire, 8 dealing out [full and complete] vengeance to those who do not [seek to] know God and to those who ignore and refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus [by choosing not to respond to Him]. 9 These people will pay the penalty and endure the punishment of [c]everlasting destruction, banished from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day [that is, glorified through the changed lives of those who have accepted Him as Savior and have been set apart for His purpose], and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed and trusted [and confirmed in your lives]. 11 With this in view, we constantly pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of your calling [to faith] and with [His] power fulfill every desire for goodness, and complete [your] every work of faith, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you [by what you do], and you in Him, according to the [precious] grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Footnotes
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 Lit brethren, includes all born-again believers.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for another.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Not annihilation, but the loss of all meaningful things.
2 Thessalonians 1
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
1 Paul Paulos, · kai Silvanus Silouanos, and kai Timothy Timotheos, to the ho church ekklēsia of the Thessalonians Thessalonikeus in en God theos our hēmeis Father patēr and kai the Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos: 2 Grace charis to you hymeis and kai peace eirēnē from apo God theos our hēmeis Father patēr and kai the Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos.
3 We ought opheilō always pantote to thank eucharisteō · ho God theos for peri you hymeis, brothers adelphos, as kathōs is eimi fitting axios, because hoti your hymeis faith pistis is growing abundantly hyperauxanō, · ho and kai the ho love agapē of each hekastos one heis of you hymeis for eis one another allēlōn is increasing pleonazō, 4 so that hōste we hēmeis ourselves autos boast enkauchaomai about en you hymeis in en the ho churches ekklēsia of ho God theos for hyper · ho your hymeis patience hypomonē and kai faith pistis in en all pas the ho persecutions diōgmos and kai · ho afflictions thlipsis that hos you are enduring anechōmai.
5 This is evidence endeigma of the ho righteous dikaios judgment krisis of ho God theos, and results in eis your hymeis being considered worthy kataxioō of the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos, for hyper which hos you are indeed kai suffering paschō. 6 For eiper it is a righteous thing dikaios for para God theos to repay antapodidōmi with affliction thlipsis those ho who afflict thlibō you hymeis, 7 and kai to give relief anesis to you hymeis who ho are afflicted thlibō, and to meta us hēmeis as well, when en · ho the ho Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous is revealed apokalypsis from apo heaven ouranos with meta his autos mighty dynamis angels angelos 8 in en flaming phlox fire pyr, inflicting didōmi punishment ekdikēsis on those ho who do not mē know oida God theos, and kai who ho do not mē obey hypakouō the ho gospel euangelion of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous. 9 They hostis will experience tinō the punishment dikē of eternal aiōnios destruction olethros, away from apo the presence prosōpon of the ho Lord kyrios and kai from apo the ho glory doxa of ho his autos power ischus 10 on en that ekeinos day hēmera when hotan he comes erchomai to be glorified endoxazomai in en · ho his autos saints hagios, and kai to be marveled thaumazō at by en all pas who ho have believed pisteuō, because hoti our hēmeis testimony martyrion to epi you hymeis was believed pisteuō. · ho · ho
11 With kai this hos in view eis we pray proseuchomai for peri you hymeis constantly pantote, that hina our hēmeis God theos will count you hymeis worthy axioō of ho his calling klēsis, · ho and kai by en his power dynamis bring to fulfillment plēroō every pas good eudokia resolve agathōsynē and kai work ergon of faith pistis, 12 so that hopōs the ho name onoma of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous may be glorified endoxazomai in en you hymeis, and kai you hymeis in en him autos, according to kata the ho grace charis of ho our hēmeis God theos and kai the Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos.
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