aPaul and bSilvanus
and cTimothy
,
To the dchurch of the Thessalonians
in God
our Father
and the Lord
Jesus
Christ
:
aGrace to you and peace
from God
the Father
and the Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
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
;
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
.
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
.
1For after all
ait is only just
2for God
to repay
with affliction
those
who afflict
you,
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
,
dealing out retribution
to those
who ado not know
God
and to those
who bdo not obey
the gospel
of our Lord
Jesus
.
These will pay
the penalty
of aeternal
destruction
, baway
from the presence
of the Lord
and from the glory
of His power
,
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
.
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
,
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
.