2 Thessalonians · 12 verses
2 Thessalonians 1
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A church praised for growing faith and love is also promised a day when the Lord Jesus will appear from heaven in blazing fire, with mighty angels in attendance.
A flourishing church under pressurevv. 1–5
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy address the church of the Thessalonians with grace and peace, then immediately begin giving thanks. Its faith is growing, its love is increasing, and its perseverance under persecution has become something the writers boast about among God’s churches. The affliction is not treated as a footnote: it is bound up with being counted worthy of the kingdom of God.
The day of blazing firevv. 6–10
Then the letter turns from present endurance to the Lord Jesus revealed from heaven. Affliction will be repaid to those who inflict it, relief granted to the oppressed, and the scene arrives with mighty angels and blazing fire. Those who do not know God or obey the gospel face eternal destruction, while Jesus comes to be glorified in his saints and regarded with wonder by believers—including the Thessalonians, who have believed the testimony.
A prayer for the name of Jesusvv. 11–12
The writers finish by saying what they always pray for: that God will count the Thessalonians worthy of his calling and powerfully fulfil every good desire and work of faith. The desired result is a splendid exchange of honour—the name of the Lord Jesus glorified in them, and they in him—according to grace.
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2 Thess 1:1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Thess 1:2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thess 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
2 Thess 1:4That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
2 Thess 1:5All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
2 Thess 1:6After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
2 Thess 1:7and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
2 Thess 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
2 Thess 1:9They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
2 Thess 1:10on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.
2 Thess 1:11To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
2 Thess 1:12so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 81 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
- 9Matthew 25:41Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
- 11Philippians 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- 11Colossians 1:9–13For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
- 32 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
- 8Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
- 82 Peter 3:7And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
- 6Colossians 3:25Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
- 6Zechariah 2:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
- 7Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
- 32 Peter 1:5–10For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- 9Revelation 14:10–11he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
- 9Matthew 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
- 111 Thessalonians 1:3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 3Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- 4Hebrews 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
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