2 Thessalonians 1

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Paul, Silvanus (Silas), and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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

Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater;

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.

therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your ^[a]perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

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.

This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.

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.

^[b]For after all it is only just ^[c]for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

For after all it is only just for God to repay with distress those who distress you,

and to give relief to you who are afflicted ^[d]and to us as well ^[e]when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with ^[f]His mighty angels in flaming fire,

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,

dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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].

These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

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,

when He comes to be glorified ^[g]in His ^[h]saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our testimony to you was believed.

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].

To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will ^[i]count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power,

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,

so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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.