2 Thessalonicher 1
Hoffnung für Alle
Ermutigung für eine verfolgte Gemeinde (Kapitel 1)
Anschrift und Gruß
1 Paulus, Silvanus und Timotheus schreiben diesen Brief an die Gemeinde in Thessalonich, die zu Gott, unserem Vater, und zu dem Herrn Jesus Christus gehört.
2 Wir wünschen euch Gnade und Frieden von Gott, dem Vater, und von Jesus Christus, unserem Herrn.
Christus, der Retter und Richter
3 Liebe Brüder und Schwestern! Immer wieder müssen wir Gott für euch danken; wir können gar nicht anders, denn euer Glaube wächst ständig, und auch die Liebe, die ihr alle zueinander habt, wird immer größer. 4 Wir sind stolz auf euch und stellen euch den anderen Gemeinden als leuchtendes Vorbild hin. Wie treu und standhaft ertragt ihr doch alle Verfolgungen und Leiden! 5 Sie sind ein sicheres Zeichen dafür, dass Gott gerecht richten wird und dass ihr würdig seid, Anteil an seinem Reich zu bekommen. Denn es ist ja sein Reich, für das ihr leidet.
6 Ja, Gottes Urteil ist gerecht. Deshalb wird er alle bestrafen, die euch jetzt verfolgen. 7 Er wird eure Not beenden, und auch wir werden nicht länger leiden müssen, wenn Jesus, der Herr, für alle sichtbar erscheinen wird. Er wird mit seinen mächtigen Engeln vom Himmel kommen, 8 umgeben von loderndem Feuer. Dann wird sein Urteil alle treffen, die von Gott nichts wissen wollen und die rettende Botschaft von Jesus, unserem Herrn, ablehnen. 9 In seiner Macht und Herrlichkeit wird der Herr sie bestrafen und dem ewigen Verderben ausliefern.[a] 10 Die aber zu ihm gehören, werden ihn an jenem Tag anbeten, und alle, die an ihn glauben, werden ihm voller Freude zujubeln.[b] Und auch ihr werdet dabei sein, weil ihr der Botschaft vertraut habt, die wir euch gebracht haben.
Wir beten für euch
11 Deshalb beten wir immer wieder für euch, dass ihr mit Gottes Hilfe so lebt, wie man es von Menschen erwarten kann, die von ihm auserwählt sind. Wir bitten Gott, dass es nicht bei eurem guten Willen bleibt, sondern dass ihr auch Taten folgen lasst. Alles, was ihr im Glauben begonnen habt, sollt ihr durch Gottes Kraft auch vollenden. 12 Dann wird durch euch der Name unseres Herrn Jesus gerühmt und geehrt. Und so gelangt auch ihr zu Ehren, weil ihr mit ihm verbunden seid. Denn unser Gott und unser Herr Jesus Christus haben euch Barmherzigkeit erwiesen.
2 Thessalonians 1
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Salutation
1 Paul, Silva′nus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalo′nians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving
3 We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. 4 Therefore we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you are enduring.
The Judgment at Christ’s Coming
5 This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be made worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering— 6 since indeed God deems it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to grant rest with us to you who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, 8 inflicting vengeance upon those who do not know God and upon those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They shall suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at in all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. 11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his call, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of faith by his power, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1
Contemporary English Version
1 (A) From Paul, Silas,[a] and Timothy.
To the church in Thessalonica, the people of God our Father and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 I pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!
When Christ Returns
3 My dear friends, we always have good reason to thank God for you, because your faith in God and your love for each other keep growing all the time. 4 This is why we brag about you to all of God's churches. We tell them how patient you are and how you keep on having faith, even though you are going through a lot of trouble and suffering.
5 All this shows that God judges fairly and is making you fit to share in his kingdom for which you are suffering. 6 It is only right for God to punish everyone who is causing you trouble, 7 but he will give you relief from your troubles. God will do the same for us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with his powerful angels 8 and with a flaming fire.
Our Lord Jesus will punish anyone who doesn't know God and won't obey his message. 9 (B) Their punishment will be eternal destruction, and they will be kept far from the presence of our Lord and his glorious strength. 10 This will happen on the day when the Lord returns to be praised and honored by all who have faith in him and belong to him. This includes you, because you believed what we said.
11 God chose you, and we keep praying that God will make you worthy of being his people. We pray for God's power to help you do all the good things you hope to do and your faith makes you want to do. 12 Then, because of the undeserved grace of God and our Lord Jesus Christ, you will bring honor to the name of our Lord Jesus, and he will bring honor to you.
Footnotes
- 1.1 Silas: The Greek text has “Silvanus,” which is another form of the name Silas.
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
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