aPaul, bSilvanus, and cTimothy,1 Thess 1:12 Cor 1:19Acts 16:1Acts 17:1; 1 Thess 1:1
To the dchurch of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 aGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Rom 1:7
3 We ought always ato give thanks to God for you, bbrothers and sisters, as is only fitting, because your faith is increasing abundantly, and the clove of each and every one of you toward one another grows ever greater.Rom 1:8; Eph 5:20; 1 Thess 1:2; 2 Thess 2:131 Thess 4:1; 2 Thess 2:11 Thess 3:12 4 As a result, we ourselves aspeak proudly of you among bthe churches of God for your 1perseverance and faith 2cin the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.Or steadfastnessOr during all2 Cor 7:4; 1 Thess 2:191 Cor 7:17; 1 Thess 2:14 5 This is 1a aplain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be bconsidered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you indeed are suffering.Or proof ofPhil 1:28Luke 20:35; 2 Thess 1:11 6 1For after all ait is only right 2for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,Lit If indeedOr in the sight ofEx 23:22; Col 3:25; Heb 6:10 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us, 1awhen the Lord Jesus will be revealed bfrom heaven cwith 2His mighty angelsLit at the revelation of the Lord JesusLit the angels of His powerLuke 17:301 Thess 4:16Jude 14 8 ain flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who bdo not know God, and to those who cdo not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.Ex 3:2; 19:18; Is 66:15; Ezek 1:13; Dan 7:9; Matt 25:41; 1 Cor 3:13; Heb 10:27; 12:29; 2 Pet 3:7; Jude 7; Rev 14:10Gal 4:8Rom 2:8 9 These people will pay the penalty of aeternal destruction, baway from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,Phil 3:19; 1 Thess 5:3Is 2:10, 19, 21; 2 Thess 2:8 10 when He comes to be aglorified among His 1saints on that bday, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—because our ctestimony to you was believed.Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s peopleIs 49:3; John 17:10; 1 Thess 2:12Is 2:11ff; 1 Cor 3:131 Cor 1:6; 1 Thess 2:1 11 To this end also we apray for you always, that our God will bconsider you worthy of your ccalling, and fulfill every desire for dgoodness and the ework of faith with power,Col 1:92 Thess 1:5Rom 11:29Rom 15:141 Thess 1:3 12 so that the aname of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, in accordance with the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.Is 24:15; 66:5; Mal 1:11; Phil 2:9ff