therefore, we ourselves (A)speak proudly of you among (B)the churches of God for your [a]perseverance and faith (C)in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure. This is a (D)plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be (E)considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. [b]For after all (F)it is only just [c]for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:4 Or steadfastness
  2. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Lit If indeed
  3. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Or in the sight of