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

Therefore, among God’s churches we boast(A) about your perseverance and faith(B) in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.(C)

All this is evidence(D) that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy(E) of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. God is just:(F) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(G)

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