1 Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonica which is in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We must always thank God for you, brothers; quite rightly, because your faith is growing so wonderfully and the mutual love that each one of you has for all never stops increasing.
4 Among the churches of God we take special pride in you for your perseverance and faith under all the persecutions and hardships you have to bear.
5 It all shows that God's judgement is just, so that you may be found worthy of the kingdom of God; it is for the sake of this that you are suffering now.
6 For God's justice will surely mean hardship being inflicted on those who are now inflicting hardship on you,
7 and for you who are now suffering hardship, relief with us, when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven with the angels of his power.
8 He will come amid flaming fire; he will impose a penalty on those who do not acknowledge God and refuse to accept the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
9 Their punishment is to be lost eternally, excluded from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength
10 on that day when he comes to be glorified among his holy ones and marvelled at by all who believe in him; and you are among those who believed our witness.
11 In view of this we also pray continually that our God will make you worthy of his call, and by his power fulfil all your desires for goodness, and complete all that you have been doing through faith;
12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you and you in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Versículos relacionados com 2 Thessalonians, 1:
2 Thessalonians 1 talks about God's righteousness and his retribution to those who persecute Christians. The chapter emphasizes that God is righteous and will bring judgment to those who do evil, while rewarding those who remain faithful to Him. Following are five verses related to the topics addressed in 2 Thessalonians 1:
Psalm 94:23 - "He shall make his own evil fall upon them and destroy them in his own malice; yes, the Lord our God will destroy them." This verse talks about how God will bring justice to those who practice evil and will destroy them in their own wickedness, as it is emphasized in 2 Thessalonians 1.
Revelation 19:2 - "For true and righteous are his judgments, for he judged the great prostitute who had corrupted the earth with her prostitution and her hands avenged the blood of her servants." Here we see that God is righteous in his judgments and brings justice to his servants, as he is highlighted in 2 Thessalonians 1.
Romans 2:5 - "But according to your harshness, and your impenitent heart, wrath for you on the day of wrath and revelation of God's righteous judgment." This verse talks about how hardness of heart and the lack of repentance lead to the wrath of God on the day of judgment. This relates to God's theme of justice and retribution in 2 Thessalonians 1.
Hebrews 10:30-31 - "For we know the one who said, My is revenge, I will give the reward, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge His people. It is horrible to fall into the hands of the living God. " This verse points out that God is the righteous judge and will bring retribution to those who reject Him. This relates to the theme of justice and judgment in 2 Thessalonians 1.
Psalm 50:3-4 - "Our God comes, and does not keep silence; before He burns a devouring fire, and great storms around him. He calls the heavens up there, and the earth, to judge his people . " This verse emphasizes that God is a righteous judge and will bring judgment to his people. This relates to God's theme of justice and retribution in 2 Thessalonians 1.
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