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2 Thessalonians 1

Thanksgiving for Faith and Perseverance

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 aPaul and  bSilvanus and  cTimothy,

To the  dchurch of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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 aGrace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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We ought always  ato give thanks to God for you,  bbrethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the  clove of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater;

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therefore, we ourselves  aspeak proudly of you among  bthe churches of God for your  1perseverance and faith  bin the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

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This is a  aplain indication of God's righteous judgment so that you will be  bconsidered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.

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 1For after all  ait is only just  2for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

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and to give relief to you who are afflicted  1and to us as well  2 awhen the Lord Jesus will be revealed  bfrom heaven  cwith  3His mighty angels  din flaming fire,

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dealing out retribution to those who  ado not know God and to those who  bdo not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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These will pay the penalty of  aeternal destruction,  baway from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

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when He comes to be  aglorified  1in His  2saints on that  bday, and to be marveled at among all who have believed--for our  ctestimony to you was believed.

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To this end also we  apray for you always, that our God will  1 bcount you worthy of your  ccalling, and fulfill every desire for  dgoodness and the  ework of faith with power,

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so that the  aname of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.



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