New Testament · 2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 1

Greetings to the Thessalonians

(1 Thessalonians 1:1–10)

1Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the ekklesia of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Yeshua Messiah:^a

2grace^b to you and peace^c from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua Messiah.

3We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love^d of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater; 4therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the ekklesias of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.^e

Messiah’s Coming

5This is a plain indication of God's righteous judgment^f so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. 6For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well at the revelation^g of the Lord Yeshua from heaven with the angels of His power^h in flaming fire, 8dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the good news of our Lord Yeshua. 9These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His strengthⁱ, 10when He comes to be glorified in His holy ones^j on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed — for our testimony to you was believed.

11To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power, 12so that the name of our Lord Yeshua will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Yeshua Messiah.