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2 Thessalonians 1

Paul, Silvanus and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We owe God thanks for you always, brothers, and rightly so — because your faith keeps growing stronger, and the love every one of you has for the others keeps

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Thanksgiving and the judgment

Paul, Silvanus and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We owe God thanks for you always, brothers, and rightly so — because your faith keeps growing stronger, and the love every one of you has for the others keeps increasing. So we ourselves boast about you among the churches of God for your patience and faith through all the persecutions and troubles you endure. That is a plain sign of the righteous judgement of God — that you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, which is what you are suffering for. It is a righteous thing with God to pay back trouble to those who trouble you, and to give you who are troubled rest along with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. They will be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power, on that day when he comes to be glorified in his saints and marvelled at by all who believe, because our testimony among you was believed. That is why we are always praying for you: that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and bring to completion every good purpose of his goodness and every work of faith, with power. So the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We're bound to thank God always for you, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith grows greatly and the love of every one of you all towards each other is plentiful. So we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your chasings and troubles that you put up with. Which is a plain sign of the righteous judgment of God, so you can be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, that you suffer for too. Seeing it's a righteous thing with God to pay back trouble to the ones who trouble you. And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus will be shown from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire paying back the ones who don't know God and who don't obey the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who'll be punished with everlasting ruin from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power. When he'll come to be glorified in his holy ones and to be wondered at in all who believe (because our witness among you was believed) in that day. For this reason we pray always for you too, that our God would count you worthy of this calling and carry out all the good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith with power. So the name of our Lord Jesus Christ can be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 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; 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: 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: Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 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. 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: 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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Paul, Silvanus and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Plain English

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

King James Version, 1611

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Plain English

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

King James Version, 1611

Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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We owe God thanks for you always, brothers, and rightly so — because your faith keeps growing stronger, and the love every one of you has for the others keeps increasing.

Plain English

We're bound to thank God always for you, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith grows greatly and the love of every one of you all towards each other is plentiful.

King James Version, 1611

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;

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So we ourselves boast about you among the churches of God for your patience and faith through all the persecutions and troubles you endure.

Plain English

So we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your chasings and troubles that you put up with.

King James Version, 1611

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:

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That is a plain sign of the righteous judgement of God — that you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, which is what you are suffering for.

Plain English

Which is a plain sign of the righteous judgment of God, so you can be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, that you suffer for too.

King James Version, 1611

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:

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It is a righteous thing with God to pay back trouble to those who trouble you,

Plain English

Seeing it's a righteous thing with God to pay back trouble to the ones who trouble you.

King James Version, 1611

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

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and to give you who are troubled rest along with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

Plain English

And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus will be shown from heaven with his mighty angels,

King James Version, 1611

And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

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in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Plain English

in flaming fire paying back the ones who don't know God and who don't obey the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ.

King James Version, 1611

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

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They will be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power,

Plain English

Who'll be punished with everlasting ruin from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power.

King James Version, 1611

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

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on that day when he comes to be glorified in his saints and marvelled at by all who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

Plain English

When he'll come to be glorified in his holy ones and to be wondered at in all who believe (because our witness among you was believed) in that day.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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That is why we are always praying for you: that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and bring to completion every good purpose of his goodness and every work of faith, with power.

Plain English

For this reason we pray always for you too, that our God would count you worthy of this calling and carry out all the good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith with power.

King James Version, 1611

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:

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So the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Plain English

So the name of our Lord Jesus Christ can be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

King James Version, 1611

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.