{"book":"2 Thessalonians","slug":"2-thessalonians","ch":1,"genre":"letter","sub":"2 Thessalonians","prev":"1-thessalonians/5","next":"2-thessalonians/2","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of [the] Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:","f":["That is, Silas"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,"},{"style":"reg","t":"To the church of [the] Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:"}],"h":"Greetings to the Thessalonians","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.","f":["SBL, NE, and WH God the Father"],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all [the] persecution and affliction you are enduring.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"[ All this is ] clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.","f":[],"h":"Christ’s Coming","style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"After all, [it is] only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us [as well]. [This will take place when] the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"[They] will suffer [the] penalty of eternal destruction, separated from [the] presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"on [the] day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of [His] calling, and [that] He will powerfully fulfill [your] every good desire and work of faith,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of [the] Lord Jesus Christ.","f":["Or the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ."]}]}