Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options
Close EASY

2 Thessalonians 1
EasyEnglish Bible

Paul says ‘Hello’

1 This letter is from Paul, Silas and Timothy.

We are writing to the people of the church in Thessalonica. You belong to God our Father, and to the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 We pray that God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to help you. We pray that they will give you peace in your minds.

Paul thanks God because of the believers at Thessalonica

3 Our Christian friends, we ought always to thank God because of you. It is right that we do this, because you are learning to trust Christ more and more. All of you are also loving each other more and more. 4 As a result, we are proud to tell believers in other churches about you. We tell them how you continue to trust God in your many troubles. You are patient and brave, even when people cause you to have much pain.

5 This shows us that God judges people in a way that is right. Now you are receiving much trouble because you belong to God's kingdom. This shows that God accepts you as the people that he rules.

6 God will punish those people who are causing trouble for you. He will cause trouble for them. That is right and fair. 7 God will also do what is right and fair for you. You have troubles now. But one day God will cause you to have rest, together with us. That will happen when the Lord Jesus comes down from heaven. He will come with his powerful angels, 8 and with a very hot fire. He will punish those people who do not know God. Yes, he will punish those people who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus. 9 Their punishment will continue for ever, as God destroys them. He will keep them away from the Lord. They will never see the Lord, or his great power. 10 This will happen when Jesus comes on that special day. His own people will praise him for the great things that he has done for them. All of us who are believers will be surprised when we see his great power. This includes you, because you believed our message about the Lord Jesus.

Paul prays for the believers

11 So we always pray for you. Our God has chosen you to be his own people. We pray that he will help you, so that you continue to please him. We also pray that God will work powerfully in you. Then you will be able to do every good thing that you want to do. You will do the things that you want to do because you trust God. 12 As a result, people will praise our Lord Jesus because of how you live. You also will receive praise, because you belong to Jesus. All this is possible because our God and the Lord Jesus Christ are very kind.

Close NET

2 Thessalonians 1
New English Translation

Salutation

1 From Paul[a] and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Grace and peace to you[b] from God the[c] Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Thanksgiving

3 We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters,[d] and rightly so,[e] because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater. 4 As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

Encouragement in Persecution

5 This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy[f] of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering. 6 For it is right[g] for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed[h] from heaven with his mighty angels.[i] 8 With flaming fire he will mete out[j] punishment on those who do not know God[k] and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They[l] will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,[m] 10 when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired[n] on that day among all who have believed—and you did in fact believe our testimony.[o] 11 And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling[p] and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith, 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to[q] the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
  2. 2 Thessalonians 1:2 tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”
  3. 2 Thessalonians 1:2 tc ‡ Most witnesses (א A F G I 0278 1175 1241 1505 2464 M lat sy sa) have ἡμῶν (hēmōn) after πατρός (patros), reading “God our Father,” in apparent emulation of Paul’s almost universal style. The omission of the pronoun (the reading of B D P 0111vid 33 1739 1881 SBL) seems to be the earlier wording of this salutation. As well, the intrinsic evidence also supports the shorter reading: If 2 Thessalonians is authentic, it was one of Paul’s earliest letters, and, if so, his stereotyped salutation was still in embryonic form (see discussion at 1 Thess 1:1). NA28 places the word in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.
  4. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelphoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).
  5. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 tn Grk “as is worthy.”
  6. 2 Thessalonians 1:5 tn Grk “so that you may be made worthy.” The passive infinitive καταξιωθῆναι (kataxiōthēnai) has been translated as an active construction in English for stylistic reasons.
  7. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 tn Grk “if in fact/since,” as a continuation of the preceding.
  8. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 tn Grk “at the revelation of the Lord Jesus.”
  9. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 tn Grk “angels of power,” translated as an attributive genitive.
  10. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 tn Grk “meting out,” as a description of Jesus Christ in v. 7. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 8 in the translation.
  11. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 sn An allusion to Jer 10:25, possibly also to Ps 79:6 and Isa 66:15.
  12. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 tn Grk “who,” describing the people mentioned in v. 8. A new sentence was started here in the translation by replacing the relative pronoun with a personal pronoun.
  13. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 tn Or “power,” or “might.” The construction can also be translated as an attributed genitive: “from his glorious strength” (cf. TEV “glorious might”; CEV “glorious strength”; NLT “glorious power”).sn An allusion to Isa 2:10, 19, 21.
  14. 2 Thessalonians 1:10 tn Or “marveled at.”
  15. 2 Thessalonians 1:10 tn Grk “because our testimony to you was believed.”
  16. 2 Thessalonians 1:11 tn Or “your calling.”
  17. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 tn Or “by means of.”
Listen to 2 Thessalonians 1
Close NIV

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

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas
  2. 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.
  3. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 Or God and Lord, Jesus Christ
Close CHR

ᏉᎳ ᏕᏏᎶᏂᎦ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 1
Cherokee New Testament

1 ᏉᎳ, ᎠᎴ ᏌᏱᎳ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ, ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᏗᏣᏁᎶᏗ ᎢᏣᏓᏡᎬ ᏕᏏᎶᏂᎦ ᎢᏤᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏕᏣᏁᎶᏛᎢ.

2 ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏕᏥᎧᎿᏩᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.

3 ᎣᎦᏚᏓᎳ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎣᏣᎵᎡᎵᏤᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ, ᏥᏚᏳᎪᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏲᎦᏛᏁᏗᏱ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏣᏛᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᏣᏓᎨᏳᏒ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎢᏥᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏥᎧᏁᏉᎦ;

4 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏴ ᎣᎬᏒ ᎣᏣᏢᏈᏍᎦ ᎢᏨᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᏚᎾᏓᏡᏩᏍᏗᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏨᏂᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏦᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏕᏯᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᎵᏯ ᎢᏥᎷᏤᎲᎢ;

5 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᏒ ᏥᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏧᏭᎪᏛᏗ ᏧᏭᎪᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᎢᏤᎯ ᎡᏤᎵᏎᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏥᏥᎩᎵᏲᎦ.

6 ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᎫᏴᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎨᏥᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏍᎩ;

7 ᏂᎯᏃ ᎡᏥᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏍᎩ, ᎠᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎡᎦᎫᏴᏓᏁᏗᏱ, ᎾᎯᏳ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎸᎶ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᎬᏁᎸᎭ ᎠᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᏧᎾᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏧᏤᎵ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᏩᏗᏙᎯ,

8 ᎠᏥᎸ ᎠᏓᏪᎵᎩᏍᎩ ᎤᏄᏬᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᏓᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏂᎬᏩᎦᏔᎲᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏃᎯᏳᏒᎾ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ.

9 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏥᏍᏛᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎨᎬᏓᏁᏗ ᏫᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᏓᏛᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ,

10 ᎾᎯᏳ ᏧᏤᎵ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎬᏩᎸᏉᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎦᎷᏨᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏧᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎪᎯᏳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎣᎩᏃᎮᎸ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ.

11 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎣᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᎢᏨᏯᏅᏓᏗᏍᎪ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏯᏅᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏥᏯᏅᏔᏅᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏰᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ;

12 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏐᏗᏱ ᏚᏙᎥ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᏓᎶᏁᏛ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏨᏂᏌᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎯ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎢᏰᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.

Next
1 Thessalonians 5
2 Thessalonians 2
Next
dropdown
EasyEnglish Bible (EASY)

EasyEnglish Bible Copyright © MissionAssist 2019 - Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1162807. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

New English Translation (NET)

NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.

New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.

July Summer Surge

More on the NIV

Cherokee New Testament (CHR)

Public Domain