2 Thessalonians 1

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:

2 Ref Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

3 Ref We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another;

4 Ref so that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear;

5 Ref a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the reign of God, for which also ye suffer,

6 Ref since `it is' a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you -- trouble,

7 Ref and to you who are troubled -- rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with messengers of his power,

8 Ref in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;

9 Ref who shall suffer justice -- destruction age-during -- from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his strength,

10 Ref when He may come to be glorified in his saints, and to be wondered at in all those believing -- because our testimony was believed among you -- in that day;

11 Ref for which also we do pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and may fulfil all the good pleasure of goodness, and the work of the faith in power,

12 Ref 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 Lord Jesus Christ.

King James Version (KJV)

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

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

3 Ref 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;

4 Ref 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:

5 Ref 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:

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

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

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

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

10 Ref 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.

11 Ref 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:

12 Ref 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.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;

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

3 Ref We are bound to give thanks to God always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

4 Ref so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;

5 Ref `which is' a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God; to the end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

6 Ref if so be that it is righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you,

7 Ref and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire,

8 Ref rendering vengeance to them that know not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus:

9 Ref who shall suffer punishment, `even' eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

10 Ref when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.

11 Ref To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and `every' work of faith, with power;

12 Ref that the name of our Lord Jesus 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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