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The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians

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(1 Thessalonians 1:1–10)
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Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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We ought to give thanks always to God for you, brothers, in a fitting manner, because your faith is increasing greatly, and because the charity of each of you toward one another is abundant,
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so much so that we ourselves even glory in you among the churches of God, because of your patience and faith in all of your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,

Christ’s Coming

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which are a sign of the just judgment of God, so that you may be held worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer.
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For certainly, it is just for God to repay trouble to those who trouble you,
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and to repay you, who are being troubled, with a repose with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with the Angels of his virtue,
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granting vindication, by a flame of fire, against those who do not know God and who are not obedient to the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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These shall be given the eternal punishment of destruction, apart from the face of the Lord and apart from the glory of his virtue,
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when he arrives to be glorified in his saints, and to become a wonder in all those who have believed, in that day, because our testimony has been believed by you.
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Because of this, too, we pray always for you, so that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may complete every act of his goodness, as well as his work of faith in virtue,
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in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, in accord with the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
(1 Thessalonians 1:1–10)
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Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly 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.
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We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers,(a) even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another abounds,
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so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

Christ’s Coming

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This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.
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For it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,
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and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
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punishing those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,
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who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
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when he comes in that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired among all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.
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To this end we also pray always for you that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,
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that the name of our Lord Jesus (b) may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Footnotes

(a)1:3 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
(b)1:12 TR adds “Christ”
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